Asymmetric catalysis with N-heterocyclic carbenes as non-covalent chiral templates

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Chen, Jiean ^a   Huang, Yong ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBENE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; HEXAFLUORO 2 PROPANOL; HYDROGEN; PROTON; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PROPANOL;

ASYMMETRY; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROGEN BOND; MICHAEL ADDITION; PKA; PRECURSOR; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOISOMERISM;

CATALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN BONDING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHANE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PROPANOLS; PROTONS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84896803079     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4437     Document Type: Article

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