Organocatalysis in synthesis of pyrrolidine derivatives via cycloaddition reactions of azomethine ylides

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1073-1096

  Randjelovic, Jelena ^a   Simic, Milena ^a   Tasic, Gordana ^a   Husinec, Suren ^b   Savic, Vladimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Azomethine ylides; Cycloadditions; Organocatalysis; Pyrrolidines; Stereoselectivity

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANOCATALYST; RATE CONSTANTS; STEREOSELECTIVITY; SULFURIC ACID; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ACID DERIVATIVE; AZOMETHINE YLIDES; CYCLOADDITION REACTION; CYCLOADDITIONS; DIPOLAROPHILES; INDISPENSABLE TOOLS; ORGANOCATALYSIS; ORGANOCATALYSTS; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVES; PYRROLIDINES;

CYCLOADDITION;

EID: 84904036369     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1385272819999140404130229     Document Type: Article

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