The Isomerization of Allylrhodium Intermediates in the Rhodium-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Allylation of Cyclic Imines

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 53, Issue 43, 2014, Pages 11605-11610

  Hepburn, Hamish B ^a,b   Lam, Hon Wai ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

allyltrifluoroborates; asymmetric catalysis; imines; isomerization; rhodium

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ISOMERIZATION; ISOMERS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OLEFINS; POTASSIUM; RHODIUM;

ALLYLTRIFLUOROBORATES; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CYCLIC IMINES; HIGH ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; IMINES; RHODIUM COMPLEXES; RHODIUM-CATALYZED;

RHODIUM COMPOUNDS;

IMINE; RHODIUM;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; ISOMERISM;

CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; IMINES; ISOMERISM; RHODIUM;

EID: 84908065765     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201407233     Document Type: Article

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