Two-step synthesis of trans-2-arylcyclopropane carboxylates with 98-100% ee by the use of a phosphazene base

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1689-1691

  Solladié Cavallo, Ariette ^a   Diep Vohuule, Ahn ^b   Isarno, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Assymetric synthesis; Cyclopropanations; Cyclopropanes; Phosphazene bases; Ylides

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037545865     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19980703)37:12<1689::AID-ANIE1689>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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