On the mechanism of asymmetric epoxidation of enones catalyzed by a,a-l-diarylprolinols: A theoretical insight

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 354, Issue 14-15, 2012, Pages 2789-2796

  Capobianco, Amedeo ^a   Russo, Alessio ^a   Lattanzi, Alessandra ^a   Peluso, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymmetric epoxidation; Density functional calculations; Enones; Mechanism; Organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869034101     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 16154169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201200415     Document Type: Article

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