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. 2004 Apr 13;101(15):5363-7.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0307113101. Epub 2004 Jan 14.

Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of all-carbon quaternary stereocenters

Christopher J Douglas  1 , Larry E Overman
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Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of all-carbon quaternary stereocenters

Christopher J Douglas et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .

Abstract

Only a few catalytic asymmetric C-C bond-forming reactions have been shown to be useful for constructing all-carbon quaternary stereocenters. This Perspective examines the current state of such methods.

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