Highly chemoselective lithium metal reductions of benzaldehyde bis(2-methoxyethyl) acetals

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 22, 2002, Pages 3833-3836

  Von Schrader, Thomas ^a   Woodward, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkylation; Electron transfer; Lithiation; Reduction; Synthetic methods

Indexed keywords

ACETAL; BENZALDEHYDE; BENZALDEHYDE BIS(2 METHOXYETHYL)ACETAL; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM NAPHTHALENIDE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LITHIATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REDUCTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0036857656     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-0690(200211)2002:22<3833::AID-EJOC3833>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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