Synfacts 2006(12): 1255-1255  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-949496
Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis and Stereoselective Reactions
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Enantioselective Lanthanoid-Catalyzed Cycloaddition Reactions

Contributor(s): Hisashi Yamamoto, Joshua P. Abell
H. Suga*, T. Suzuki, K. Inoue, A. Kakehi
Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan
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Publication History

Publication Date:
22 November 2006 (online)

Significance

Asymmetric cycloadditions belong to the most well-known reactions and are studied broadly. The authors found that for various substrates dramatically different selectivities were observed, especially with the endo/exo selectivity using identical conditions.