Cyclopropanation of enantiopure metal alkenyl carbenes with 2-methoxyfuran: A practical route to carboxycyclopropylglycine precursors

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1326-1331

  Barluenga, José ^a   De Prado, Ana ^a   Santamaría, Javier ^a   Tomás, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asymmetric synthesis; Carbenes; Chiral pool; Cyclopropanation; Diastereoselectivity

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; DERIVATIVES; ISOMERS; REACTION KINETICS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CARBENES; CHIRAL POOL; CYCLOPROPANATION; DIASTEREOSELECTIVITY;

OLEFINS;

EID: 33846635964     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200601332     Document Type: Article

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