Facts are the enemy of truth-reflections on serendipitous discovery and unforeseen developments in asymmetric catalysis

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 79-92

  Noyori, Ryoji ^a,b  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Asymmetric hydrogenation; P ligands; Rhodium; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; ASYMMETRIC HYDROGENATION; CYCLOPROPANATION REACTION; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPLEX; P LIGANDS; SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY; SERENDIPITOUS DISCOVERY;

HYDROGENATION; ORGANOMETALLICS; RHODIUM; RUTHENIUM;

CATALYSIS;

EID: 84871996133     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201205537     Document Type: Review

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