Abstract
Teaming up to make it happen: In the title reaction, the Lewis basic site of the catalyst activated ethyl cyanoformate, and the deep and flexible Brønsted acidic cavity stabilized and selectively recognized the key reaction intermediate to promote asymmetric acylation (see scheme).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8299-8303 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 32 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 5 2013 |
Keywords
- Brønsted acids
- Lewis bases
- asymmetric catalysis
- isatins
- synthetic methods
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)