Combining NHC-Cu and Brønsted base catalysis: Enantioselective allylic substitution/conjugate additions with alkynylaluminum reagents and stereospecific isomerization of the products to trisubstituted allenes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 52, Issue 30, 2013, Pages 7694-7699

  Dabrowski, Jennifer A ^a   Haeffner, Fredrik ^a   Hoveyda, Amir H ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

alkynylaluminum reagents; allenes; Br nsted bases; copper; N heterocyclic carbenes

Indexed keywords

ALKYNYLALUMINUM REAGENTS; ALLENES; BASE CATALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE ALLYLIC SUBSTITUTION; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; STEREOGENIC CENTERS; STEREOSPECIFIC;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; COPPER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ISOMERIZATION; ISOMERS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

HYDROCARBONS;

ALKADIENE; ALKYNE; ALLENE; ALLYL COMPOUND; ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; CARBENE; COPPER; DRUG DERIVATIVE; METHANE;

ALKYNYLALUMINUM REAGENTS; ALLENES; ARTICLE; BRØNSTED BASES; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALKYNYLALUMINUM REAGENTS; ALLENES; BRØNSTED BASES; COPPER; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES;

ALKADIENES; ALKYNES; ALLYL COMPOUNDS; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; COPPER; METHANE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84880337204     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201303501     Document Type: Article

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