Theoretical studies on the bifunctionality of chiral thiourea-based organocatalysts: Competing routes to C-C bond formation

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 40, 2006, Pages 13151-13160

  Hamza, Andrea ^a   Schubert, Gábor ^a   Soós, Tibor ^a   Pápai, Imre ^a  

^a CHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN BONDS; KETONES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SUBSTRATES;

CONFORMATIONAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHILE ACTIVATION; NONCOVALENT ORGANOCATALYSIS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

ACETYLACETONE; ALKENE; THIOUREA;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BOND; CHIRALITY; CONFORMATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROGEN BOND; MICHAEL ADDITION; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 84962467066     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja063201x     Document Type: Article

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