Samarium(II)-mediated 4-exo trig ketyl-olefin cyclisation of unsaturated aldehydes. A general, stereoselective synthesis of functionalised cyclobutanols

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 26, 1999, Pages 4913-4916

  Johnston, Derek ^a   McCusker, Catherine M ^a   Procter, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyclobutanes; Radicals and radical reactions; Samarium and compounds; Stereocontrol

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; BUTANOL; IODINE DERIVATIVE; SAMARIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; CYCLIZATION; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENANTIOMER; OXIDATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033603477     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)00910-7     Document Type: Article

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