Organic Letters · 2002 · 41 citations · 7 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCatalysisOrganic ChemistryCatalyst PreparationCatalyst SynthesisCatalytic MechanismsHeterocycle SynthesisMetal CatalysisOrganic SynthesisAldol AdditionAldol CondensationAldol ReactionPalladium Catalysts
Palladium on carbon combined with magnesium bromide catalyzed hydrogenation of Baylis-Hillman olefins to afford the corresponding aldol derivatives in a highly syn-diastereoselective manner is described. [reaction: see text]
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Mechanism and Stereoselectivity of Asymmetric Hydrogenation
Jack Halpern · Science · 1982 · 473 citations