Diastereodivergent and enantioselective [4+2] annulations of γ-butenolides with cyclic 1-azadienes

Molecules

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 13642-13658

  Li, Chao ^a   Jiang, Kun ^a   Chen, Ying Chun ^a,b  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

1 azadienes; ; Asymmetric organocatalysis; Br nsted base; Butenolides; Cinchona alkaloids; Diastereodivergence

Indexed keywords

BUTENOLIDE; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84941578407     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules200813642     Document Type: Article

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