Catalytic enantioselective reaction of α-phenylthioacetonitriles with imines using chiral bis(imidazoline)-palladium catalysts

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 25, 2015, Pages 9066-9070

  Kondo, Masaru ^a   Kobayashi, Natsumi ^a   Hatanaka, Tsubasa ^b   Funahashi, Yasuhiro ^b   Nakamura, Shuichi ^a  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

asymmetric catalysis; imidazoline; nitriles; palladium; pincer type complexes

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PALLADIUM; PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS;

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; DIASTEREO- AND ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ENANTIOPURITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVE REACTIONS; IMIDAZOLINES; NITRILES; PALLADIUM CATALYST; PINCER-TYPE COMPLEXES;

ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

EID: 84930642186     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201501351     Document Type: Article

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