A mechanistic study of the Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction: Computational investigation on the reaction pass and the stereochemistry in the reaction of lithium enolate derived from trimethyl phosphonoacetate with acetaldehyde

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 6815-6821

  Ando, Kaori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHONOACETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY; GAS; KINETICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0032887595     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo9909150     Document Type: Article

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