Mechanism of the stereoselective α-alkylation of aldehydes driven by the photochemical activity of enamines

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 138, Issue 25, 2016, Pages 8019-8030

  Bahamonde, Ana ^a   Melchiorre, Paolo ^a,b  

^a BARCELONA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Spain)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; ALKYLATION; CHAINS; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; EXCITED STATES; GROUND STATE; KINETIC THEORY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANISMS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

CARBON-CENTERED RADICALS; ELECTRON DONOR ACCEPTOR COMPLEX; ELECTRONICALLY EXCITED STATE; ENANTIOSELECTIVE RADICALS; PHOTOCHEMICAL MECHANISM; PHOTOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION; RADICAL CHAIN MECHANISMS; STEREOCHEMICAL CONTROL;

AMINES;

ALDEHYDE; CARBON; ENAMINE; RADICAL;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BOND; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; KINETICS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84976622090     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b04871     Document Type: Article

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