TiCl4-mediated reduction of 1,3-diketones with BH3-pyridine complex: A highly diastereoselective method for the synthesis of syn-1,3-diols

Organic Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-47

  Bartoli, Giuseppe ^a   Bosco, Marcella ^a   Bellucci, M Cristina ^a   Dalpozzo, Renato ^a,b   Marcantoni, Enrico ^a,c   Sambri, Letizia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche dell'Universita   (Italy)

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EID: 0002174992     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol991185l     Document Type: Article

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