Enantioselective synthesis of polycyclic ketones by desymmetrisation of bis(phenylsulfonyl)alkenes with chiral alcoholates. Control of the absolute configuration by a simple modification of the chiral auxiliary

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 49, 1999, Pages 8705-8709

  Cossu, Sergio ^a   De Lucchi, Ottorino ^a   Peluso, Paola ^a   Volpicelli, Raffaella ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymmetric synthesis; Desymmetrisation; Polycyclic ketones; Sulfones

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HETEROCYCLIC KETONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHIRALITY; METHYLATION; PARTIAL DRUG SYNTHESIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0033521137     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)01848-1     Document Type: Article

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