Origins of asymmetric phosphazene organocatalysis: Computations reveal a common mechanism for nitro- and phospho-aldol additions

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 2756-2766

  Simón, Luis ^a   Paton, Robert S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); CARBON; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL BONDS; HYDROGEN BONDS; KETONES; REACTION KINETICS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ASYMMETRIC INDUCTION; CARBON-CARBON BOND FORMATION; DIASTEREO-SELECTIVITY; GEOMETRIC DISTORTION; HYBRID DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; SUBSTRATE RECOGNITION; TRANSITION STRUCTURES;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

BENZALDEHYDE; ELECTROPHILE; NITROALKANE; NITROMETHANE; NUCLEOPHILE; PHOSPHAZENE; PHOSPHITE; PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHONIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DIASTEREOSELECTIVITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEOPHILICITY; ORGANOCATALYST; PROTON TRANSPORT; REACTION ANALYSIS; TRANSITION STRUCTURE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 84924310173     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b00063     Document Type: Article

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