Synthesis of furanose incorporated n-heterocyclic carbenes.

• Main Author: Chua, Chun Kiang.
• Other Authors: Liu Xuewei
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Chemistry::Organic chemistry::Heterocyclic compounds
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39895
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Recent applications of chiral N-Heterocyclic Carbenes (NHCs) in asymmetric reactions have shown significant improvements in regio- and stereo-selectivities in metal catalyzed reactions. Utilizing carbohydrates as a readily available source of stereocentres and tunable steric bulk, a total of one mon...