Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Dimethylzinc to Acyl-N-methylimidazole Michael Acceptors: A Powerful Synthetic Platform

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 54, Issue 40, 2015, Pages 11830-11834

  Drissi Amraoui, Sammy ^a   Morin, Marie S T ^b   Crévisy, Christophe ^b   Baslé, Olivier ^b   Marciadefigueiredo, Renata ^a   Mauduit, Marc ^b   Campagne, Jean Marc ^a  

^a INSTITUT CHARLES GERHARDT   (France)

^b UNIV RENNES   (France)

Author keywords

acyl N methylimidazoles; asymmetric catalysis; conjugate addition; iterative processes; N heterocyclic carbenes

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; COPPER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; KETONES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACYL-N-METHYLIMIDAZOLES; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CONJUGATE ADDITION; ITERATIVE PROCESS; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES;

ITERATIVE METHODS;

EID: 84942295826     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201506189     Document Type: Article

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