Organocatalytic activation of polycyclic aromatic compounds for asymmetric diels-alder reactions

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 51, Issue 41, 2012, Pages 10271-10274

  Jiang, Hao ^a   Rodríguez Escrich, Carles ^a   Johansen, Tore Kiilerich ^a   Davis, Rebecca L ^a   Jørgensen, Karl Anker ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

anthracene activation; aromaticity; asymmetric catalysis; Diels Alder reaction; organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

AROMATICITIES; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CATALYST LOADINGS; CYCLOADDITIONS; DIELS-ALDER REACTION; DIENOPHILES; ENANTIOSELECTIVE DIELS-ALDER REACTIONS; NITROALKENES; ORGANOCATALYSIS; ORGANOCATALYTIC; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; REACTION KINETICS;

ANTHRACENE;

EID: 84867070315     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201205836     Document Type: Article

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