Catalytic asymmetric α-sulfenylation: A new and efficient pathway to access chiral C-S bonds

Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 424-431

  Zhao, Xiaowei ^a   Shen, Juan ^b   Jiang, Zhiyong ^a  

^a HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Asymmetric synthesis; Organocatalysis; Sulfenylation; Transition metal catalysis

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CATALYSIS; COVALENT BONDS; RATE CONSTANTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; MICHAEL ADDITIONS; ORGANOCATALYSIS; SULFENYLATION; SULPHUR CONTAINING COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METAL CATALYSIS;

TRANSITION METALS;

EID: 84911376470     PISSN: 1570193X     EISSN: 18756298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1570193X1104140926165906     Document Type: Article

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