Amphiphilic Reactions by Means of Exceptionally Bulky Organoaluminum Reagents. Rational Approach for Obtaining Unusual Equatorial, Anti-Cram, and 1,4 Selectivity in Carbonyl Alkylation

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 1988, Pages 3588-3597

  Maruoka, Keiji ^a   Itoh, Takayuki ^a   Sakurai, Minoru ^a   Nonoshita, Katsumasa ^a   Yamamoto, Hisashi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 33845278128     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja00219a038     Document Type: Article

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