Cyclization by intramolecular carbolithiation of alkyl- and vinyllithiums prepared by the action of aromatic radical anions on phenyl thioethers. High stereoselectivity in the cyclization accelerated by an allylic lithium oxyanion

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2360-2372

  Deng, Kai ^a   Bensari Bouguerra, Ahlem ^a   Whetstone, Joseph ^a   Cohen, Theodore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; METHANOL; NEGATIVE IONS; OLEFINS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ALKYLLITHIUMS; ALLYLLITHIUMS; AROMATIC RADICAL ANIONS; CARBOMETALATION; CYCLIZATION; CYCLOPENTYLMETHYLLITHIUM; INTRAMOLECULAR CARBOLITHIATION; ORGANOLITHIUMS; PHENYL THIOETHERS; VINYLLITHIUMS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; ALLYL COMPOUND; ANION; CARBON; CYCLOPENTYLMETHYLLITHIUM; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; RADICAL; SULFIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CYCLIZATION; LITHIATION; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 33645037635     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo052535m     Document Type: Article

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