β-Carbon activation of saturated carboxylic esters through N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 835-839

  Fu, Zhenqian ^a   Xu, Jianfeng ^a   Zhu, Tingshun ^a   Leong, Wendy Wen Yi ^a   Chi, Yonggui Robin ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBENE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTER; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; METHANE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSIS; ESTERS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; METHANE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 84884832672     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1710     Document Type: Article

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