The role of steric and electronic interactions in the stereocontrol of the asymmetric 1,3-dipolar reactions of 5-ethoxy-3-p-(S)-tolylsulfinylfuran-2(5H)-ones with diazoalkanes: Theoretical calculations and experimental evidences

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 6522-6534

  García Ruano, José L ^a   Fraile, Alberto ^a   González, Gemma ^a   Martín, M Rosario ^a   Clemente, Fernando R ^b   Gordillo, Ruth ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HYDROGEN BONDS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLVENTS;

POLAR SOLVENTS;

PARAFFINS;

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; FURANONE DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; PREDICTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; THEORY;

EID: 0042009346     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0345603     Document Type: Article

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