Generation of γ-oxy-substituted benzylithium derivatives by reductive lithiation of 4-phenyl-1,3-dioxanes

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 4, 1999, Pages 664-668

  Azzena, Ugo ^a   Pilo, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetals; Carbanions; Electron transfer; Lithiation; Reduction

Indexed keywords

3 PHENYLPROPAN 1 OL DERIVATIVE; ACETAL; ALKALI METAL; ANION; BENZYLLITHIUM DERIVATIVE; DIOXANE DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHALENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0032949502     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-3442     Document Type: Article

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