Asymmetric alkylation of diphenylmethane derivatives using (-)-sparteine

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1191-1193

  Wilkinson, James A ^a   Rossington, Stephen B ^a   Leonard, John ^b   Hussein, Nigel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkylation; Asymmetric; Deprotonation; Diphenylmethane; Sparteine

Indexed keywords

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; BROMIDE; HYDROXYL GROUP; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; SPARTEINE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ENANTIOMER; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0742269728     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2003.11.138     Document Type: Article

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