Kinetic control in direct α-Silyloxy ketone synthesis: A new regiospecific catalyzed cross silyl benzoin reaction

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 42, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 2534-2536

  Linghu, Xin ^a   Johnson, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzoin condensation; Ketones; Phase transfer catalysis; Rearrangements; Umpolung

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; ISOMERS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMICS;

REGIOISOMERS;

KETONES;

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; BENZOIN; CYANIDE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; SILANE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0038001592     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200250554     Document Type: Article

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22. Details of the proof of the regiochemistry may be found in the Supporting Information.