Convenient access to optically active silyl- and germyllithiums: Synthesis, absolute structure, and reactivity

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 46, Issue 51, 2005, Pages 8945-8947

  Nanjo, Masato ^a   Maehara, Masayuki ^a   Ushida, Yuhei ^a   Awamura, Yuko ^a   Mochida, Kunio ^a  

^a GAKUSHUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Optical resolution; Silyl and germyllithium; Sparteine; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

HALIDE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; PENTANE; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENANTIOMER; HYDROLYSIS; SYNTHESIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 27944438128     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.10.084     Document Type: Article

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