Aldol-type chirons from asymmetric hydrogenations of trisubstituted alkenes.
Catalyst control dominates in the asymmetric hydrogenations of largely unfunctionalized trisubstituted alkenes formed from lactic acid and glyceraldehyde, affording syn- and anti-aldol products of the type shown above.
Texas A & M University, Chemistry Department,P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842, USA.
Jian
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Zhao
Kevin
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Burgess
D000447:Aldehydes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D005985:Glyceraldehyde / Q000737:chemistry*; D006865:Hydrogenation; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D000447:Aldehydes; D000475:Alkenes; D019344:Lactic Acid; D005985:Glyceraldehyde; C116609:3-hydroxybutanal