Dave A.H. van Maarschalkerwaart, N. Willard, Upendra K. Pandit
1992
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Journal
Tetrahedron
Abstract
Abstract Synthesis of carbohydrate containing crown ethers tuned with steric and micro-environmental features and their application as catalysts in the Michael addition of methyl phenylacetate to methyl acrylate to give a chiral product is reported. The mechanistic rationale of the asymmetric induction is discussed.