Abstract
Helicenes without any heteroatoms have been shown for the first time to act as chiral inducers in the highly enantioselective addition of diisopropylzinc to an aldehyde (see scheme).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1096-1098 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2001 Mar 14 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Asymmetric amplification
- Asymmetric catalysis
- Autocatalysis
- Chirality
- Helical structures
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)