Unique property of copper(I) chloride as a radical initiator as well as a Lewis acid: Application to CuCl-catalyzed aldol reaction of α,β- unsaturated ketones with Bu3SnH

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2133-2136

  Ooi, Takashi ^a   Doda, Kanae ^a   Sakai, Daiki ^a   Maruoka, Keiji ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aldol reactions; Copper and compounds; Radicals and radical reactions; Tin and Compounds

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; COPPER CHLORIDE; KETONE; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0033548542     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)00130-6     Document Type: Article

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