Molecules (Feb 2003)

Effect of Microwaves in the Chiral Switching Asymmetric Michael Reaction

  • S. Velmathi,
  • S. Narasimhan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/80200256
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 2
pp. 256 – 262

Abstract

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Highly enantioselective Michael reactions of malonates with cyclic enones are achieved in remarkably less time under microwave irradiation using newly developed heterobimetallic catalysts.

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