1,2:5,6-Di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-gulofuranose as a chiral auxiliary in the diastereoselective C methylation of ester enolates. The influence of the base on the stereochemistry of enolate formation and alkylation

Liebigs Annales

Volumn , Issue 5, 1996, Pages 649-654

  Mulzer, Johann ^a   Hiersemann, Martin ^b   Buschmann, Jürgen ^b   Luger, Peter ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

C Methylation; Carbohydrate derived auxiliaries; Ester enolates

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002992620     PISSN: 09473440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jlac.199619960502     Document Type: Article

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