Direct catalytic enantioselective vinylogous aldol reaction of α-branched enals with isatins

Organic Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 5590-5593

  Cassani, Carlo ^a   Melchiorre, Paolo ^a,b  

^a INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH OF CATALONIA ICIQ   (Spain)

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EID: 84868352757     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol302711w     Document Type: Article

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