Enantioselective, facially selective carbomagnesation of cyclopropenes

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 5600-5601

  Liu, Xiaozhong ^a   Fox, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYMETHYLCYCLOPROPENE; ACETAL; ACETYLENE; ALKENE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; COPPER; CYCLOPROPENE; DIAZONIUM COMPOUND; GRIGNARD REAGENT; MAGNESIUM; METHANOL; REAGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CARBOMETALLATION; CATALYSIS; CYCLOPROPANATION; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; METALLATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

CARBON; CYCLOPROPANES; MAGNESIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33646577802     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja058101q     Document Type: Article

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