Improved E-selectivity in the Wittig reaction of stabilized ylides with α-alkoxyaldehydes and sugar lactols

Organic Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 22, 2001, Pages 3591-3593

  Harcken, Christian ^a   Martin, Stephen F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; LACTONE; MONOSACCHARIDE; PHOSPHORANE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALDEHYDES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LACTONES; MONOSACCHARIDES; PHOSPHORANES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0035512706     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol016729+     Document Type: Article

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