Cyclic nitriles: Diastereoselective alkylations

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 3845-3849

  Fleming, Fraser F ^a   Gudipati, Subrahmanyam ^a   Zhang, Zhiyu ^a   Liu, Wang ^a   Steward, Omar W ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; COPPER; ION EXCHANGE; NITRILE RESINS; REACTION KINETICS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

COUNTERIONS; DIASTEREOSELECTIVE ALKYLATIONS; METALATION; SELECTIVE GENERATION;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

4 TERT BUTYLCYCLOHEXANECARBONITRILE; BROMINE; BROMONITRILE; COPPER; ION; LITHIUM; LITHIUM DIETHYLAMIDE; MAGNESIUM; METAL; NITRILE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONFORMATION; DIASTEREOISOMER; ION EXCHANGE; METALLATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 18744411274     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0501184     Document Type: Article

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