Zirconium-mediated SN2′ substitution of allylic ethers: Regio- and stereospecific formation of protected allylic amines

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 48, 2005, Pages 16790-16791

  Lalic, Gojko ^a   Blum, Suzanne A ^a   Bergman, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLYL COMPOUND; AMINE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; ZIRCONIUM; ALKENE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CHIRAL CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENANTIOMER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOSPECIFICITY; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALKENES; ALLYL COMPOUNDS; AMINES; ETHERS; KINETICS; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 28844460278     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja056132f     Document Type: Article

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