A new regio- and stereoselective intermolecular Friedel-Crafts alkylation of phenolic substrates with aryl epoxides

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-64

  Bertolini, Ferruccio ^a   Crotti, Paolo ^a   Macchia, Franco ^a   Pineschi, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epoxides; Friedel Crafts alkylation; Regioselectivity; Stereoselectivity

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID; CARBON; EPOXIDE; LEWIS ACID; METAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BOND; FRIEDEL CRAFTS REACTION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 28544450723     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.10.138     Document Type: Article

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