Chiral Brønsted Acid as a True Catalyst: Asymmetric Mukaiyama Aldol and Hosomi-Sakurai Allylation Reactions

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 137, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 7091-7094

  Sai, Masahiro ^a   Yamamoto, Hisashi ^a  

^a CHUBU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CONDENSATION REACTIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; KETONES;

ALLYLATION REACTIONS; ALLYLSILANES; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; MUKAIYAMA ALDOL REACTION; MUKAIYAMA ALDOLS; SAKURAI; SULFONYL GROUPS;

ALLYLATION;

BRONSTED ACID; NUCLEOPHILE; PHOSPHORIC ACID; ACID;

ALLYLATION; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HOSOMI SAKURAI ALLYLATION; HYDROGEN BOND; MUKAIYAMA REACTION; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ALKYLATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ACIDS; ALKYLATION; CATALYSIS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84935891610     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b04168     Document Type: Article

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