Sequential diastereoselective addition of allylic and homoallylic grignard reagents to 2-Acyl-perhydro-1,3-benzoxazines and ring-closing Metathesis: An asymmetric route to azepin-3-ol and azocin-3-ol derivatives

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2449-2458

  Pedrosa, Rafael ^a   Andrés, Celia ^a   Gutiérrez Loriente, Agustín ^a   Nieto, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amino alcohols; Asymmetric synthesis; Azaheterocycles; Ring closing metathesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 20744434418     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200400836     Document Type: Article

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