Using a temporary silicon connection in a highly stereoselective synthesis of a new class of cyclic allenylsilanes

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 19, 2005, Pages 3389-3397

  Ramalho, Rui ^a   Beignet, Julien ^a,c   Humphries, Alexander C ^b   Cox, Liam R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclisations; Intramolecular allenylation; Lewis acids; Stereoselective synthesis; Temporary Silicon Connection

Indexed keywords

ISOMERS; SCAVENGING; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CYCLISATIONS; INTRAMOLECULAR ALLENYLATION; LEWIS ACIDS; STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; TEMPORARY SILICON CONNECTION;

SILANES;

ALDEHYDE; SCAVENGER; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SILICON;

ALLYLATION; ARTICLE; DIASTEREOISOMER; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 29044439317     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-918465     Document Type: Article

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