An organic thiyl radical catalyst for enantioselective cyclization

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 702-705

  Hashimoto, Takuya ^a   Kawamata, Yu ^a   Maruoka, Keiji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM;

CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; FREE RADICALS; STEREOISOMERISM; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84904794472     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1998     Document Type: Article

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