An efficient diastereoselective reduction of α-alkyl-β-keto carbonitriles with TiCl4/BH3 or LiBH4/CeCl3 to syn- or anti-α-alkyl-β-hydroxy carbonitriles

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 15, 2001, Pages 2971-2976

  Dalpozzo, Renato ^a   Bartoli, Giuseppe ^a   Bosco, Marcella ^b   De Nino, Antonio ^a   Procopio, Antonio ^a   Sambri, Letizia ^b   Tagarelli, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymmetric synthesis; Cyanides; Lewis acids; Reductions

Indexed keywords

BORANE DERIVATIVE; CESIUM; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; CYANIDE; DICHLOROMETHANE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; TITANIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHELATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ISOMERISM; PHASE TRANSITION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0034890682     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-0690(200108)2001:15<2971::AID-EJOC2971>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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