Allylic alcohols via catalytic asymmetric epoxide rearrangement

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 122, Issue 28, 2000, Pages 6610-6618

  Södergren, Mikael J ^a   Bertilsson, Sophie K ^a   Andersson, Pher G ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 (1 PYRROLIDINYL)METHYL 2 AZABICYCLO[2.2.1]HEPTANE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; CARBOVIR; EPIBATIDINE; EPOXIDE; FARANAL; LASIOL; LITHIUM DIISOPROPYLAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL OXIDATION; AMINATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMER; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 0038673708     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja000545t     Document Type: Article

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