Highly stereoselective aldol reaction based on titanium enolates from (S)-1-benzyloxy-2-methyl-3-pentanone

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 6533-6536

  Solsona, Joan G ^a   Nebot, Joaquim ^a   Romea, Pedro ^a   Urpí, Fèlix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; KETONES;

ALDOL REACTION; ENOLIZATION; STEREOSELECTIVITY; TITANIUM ENOLATE;

TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

1 BENZYLOXY 2 METHYL 3 PENTANONE; ALDEHYDE; ALKANONE; BETA HYDROXY ETHYL KETONE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM ENOLATE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENANTIOMER; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 23044504776     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo050792l     Document Type: Article

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