Enantio- and Diastereoselective 1,2-Additions to α-Ketoesters with Diborylmethane and Substituted 1,1-Diborylalkanes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 55, Issue 31, 2016, Pages 9065-9069

  Murray, Stephanie A ^a   Green, Jacob C ^a   Tailor, Sanita B ^a   Meek, Simon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

asymmetric catalysis; boron; copper; enantioselectivity; reaction mechanisms

Indexed keywords

BORON; CATALYSIS; CHELATION; COPPER; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CHIRAL PHOSPHINE; DIASTEREOSELECTIVE; ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; REACTION MECHANISM; STEREOGENIC CENTERS; TERTIARY ALCOHOLS;

ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKANE; BORON DERIVATIVE; ESTER; KETONE; METHANE;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALCOHOLS; ALKANES; BORON COMPOUNDS; ESTERS; KETONES; METHANE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84978741653     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201603465     Document Type: Article

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