A Novel Class of Tunable Zinc Reagents (RXZnCH2Y) for Efficient Cyclopropanation of Olefins

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 327-334

  Lorenz, Jon C ^a   Long, Jiang ^a   Yang, Zhiqiang ^a   Xue, Song ^a   Xie, Yinong ^a   Shi, Yian ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLEFINS; ORGANOMETALLICS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; TUNING;

CYCLOPROPANATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ALKENE; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHIRALITY; CYCLOPROPANATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0345871990     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo030312v     Document Type: Article

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