Asymmetric catalysis of cyanide addition reactions using metal(salen) complexes

Chiral cyanohydrins and α-aminonitriles are versatile intermediates and are of great importance to the pharmaceutical industry due to the ability to convert them into useful chemicals via simple chemical transformations. Chiral cyanohydrins and α-aminonitriles can be obtained from asymmetric cyanohy...

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Main Author: Williamson, Courtney Meghann
Published: University of Newcastle Upon Tyne 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.545732