Catalytic enantioselective addition of organoboron reagents to fluoroketones controlled by electrostatic interactions

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 768-777

  Lee, Kyunga ^a   Silverio, Daniel L ^a   Torker, Sebastian ^a   Robbins, Daniel W ^a   Haeffner, Fredrik ^a   Van Der Mei, Farid W ^a   Hoveyda, Amir H ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKENE; BORON; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; FLUORINE; KETONE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALCOHOLS; ALKENES; BORON; CATALYSIS; FLUORINE; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; KETONES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84979266154     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2523     Document Type: Article

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