Lithiation of cinnamyl chloride: Stereoselective synthesis of propargylic oxiranes and aziridines

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 22, 2000, Pages 3793-3797

  Florio, Saverio ^a   Troisi, Luigino ^b   Capriati, Vito ^a   Suppa, Giovanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymmetric synthesis; Cinnamyl chloride; Enynes; Imines; Ketones; Lithiation

Indexed keywords

AZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CINNAMYL ALCOHOL; ETHYLENE OXIDE DERIVATIVE; IMINE; KETONE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033724610     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-0690(200011)2000:22<3793::AID-EJOC3793>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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