Simple organic molecules as catalysts for enantioselective synthesis of amines and alcohols

Nature

Volumn 494, Issue 7436, 2013, Pages 216-221

  Silverio, Daniel L ^a   Torker, Sebastian ^a   Pilyugina, Tatiana ^a   Vieira, Erika M ^a   Snapper, Marc L ^a   Haeffner, Fredrik ^a   Hoveyda, Amir H ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMINE; BORON;

ALCOHOL; CATALYST; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORGANIC COMPOUND; TRANSFORMATION;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COVALENT BOND; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; MOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION;

ALCOHOLS; AMINES; BORON; CATALYSIS; IMINES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTONS; STEREOISOMERISM; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; VALINE;

EID: 84873635491     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature11844     Document Type: Article

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