Enantioselective N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis by the Umpolung of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 3135-3139

  Nakano, Yuji ^a   Lupton, David W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

1,4 addition; 2 aryl propionates; enantioselective catalysis; N heterocyclic carbenes; azolium ylides

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; KETONES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

1 ,4-ADDITION; 2-ARYL PROPIONATES; ANIONIC INTERMEDIATES; ENANTIOSELECTIVE CATALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; HEXAFLUOROISOPROPANOL; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; UNSATURATED KETONES;

ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

EID: 84959558223     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201510106     Document Type: Article

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