Asymmetric intramolecular α-cyclopropanation of aldehydes using a donor/acceptor carbene mimetic

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Luo, Chaosheng ^a   Wang, Zhen ^a   Huang, Yong ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; CARBENE; HEXANE;

ALDEHYDE; CARBONYL COMPOUND; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BONDING; KETONE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; RADICAL;

ANNULATION REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOPROPANATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84949526866     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10041     Document Type: Article

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