A highly stereoselective addition of the anion derived from α-diazoacetamide to aromatic N-tosylimines

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 43, Issue 44, 2004, Pages 5977-5980

  Zhao, Yonghua ^a   Ma, Zhihua ^a   Zhang, Xiaomei ^a   Zou, Yaping ^a   Jin, Xianglin ^a   Wang, Jianbo ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Chiral auxiliaries; Diastereoselectivity; Diazo compounds; Nucleophilic addition

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; AMINO ACIDS; BIOSYNTHESIS; DERIVATIVES; NEGATIVE IONS; POLYAMIDES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AROMATIC AMINES; CHIRAL AUXILIARY; OXAZOLIDINONE; STEREOSELECTIVE ADDITION;

STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ALPHA DIAZOACETAMIDE; ANION; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CARBENE; METAL COMPLEX; N TOSYLIMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; POLYMERIZATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ACETAMIDES; ANIONS; AZO COMPOUNDS; IMINES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 9244247270     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200460730     Document Type: Article

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