Ylide-mediated bis-cyclopropane formation: A reversal in substrate-mediated facial selectivity

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 46, 1996, Pages 8341-8344

  Cebula, Regina E J ^a   Hanna, Morgan R ^a   Theberge, Cory R ^a   Verbicky, Christopher A ^a   Zercher, Charles K ^a  

^a Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0030580306     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-4039(96)01907-7     Document Type: Article

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