Stereoselective conjugate addition of carbon nucleophiles to chiral (E)-nitroalkenes bearing a γ-stereocenter. Origins of the observed anti selectivity

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 3055-3058

  Ayerbe, Mirari ^a   Morao, Inaki ^a   Arrieta, Ana ^a   Linden, Anthony ^b   Cossío, Fernando P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAL; NITRO DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0029925891     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-4039(96)00468-6     Document Type: Article

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