Regioselectivity of addition of organolithium reagents to enones: The role of HMPA

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 14-15

  Reich, Hans J ^a   Sikorski, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMPA; LITHIUM; ORGANOLITHIUM COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0033534559     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo981765g     Document Type: Article

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