Stereochemistry of the tetrabutylammonium cyanide-catalyzed cyanosylilation of cyclic α,β-epoxyketones - Dependence of the diastereoselectivity on the ring size

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 17, 2006, Pages 3969-3976

  Aljarilla, Ana ^a   Córdoba, Rubén ^a   Csaky, Aurelio G ^a   Fernández, Israel ^a   Ortiz, Fernando López ^b   Plumet, Joaquín ^a   Gómez, Gloria Ruiz ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculations; Cyanohydrins; Diastereoselectivity; Epoxyketones; Tetrabutylammonium cyanide; Trimethylsilyl cyanide

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748577211     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200600239     Document Type: Article

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