Controlling diastereoselectivity in the tandem microwave-assisted aza-Cope rearrangement-Mannich cyclization

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 6, 2007, Pages 893-896

  Johnson, Benjamin F ^a   Marrero, Edwin L ^a   Turley, Wesley A ^a   Lindsay, Harriet A ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino alcohols; Cyclizations; Diastereoselectivity; Rearrangements; Tandem reactions

Indexed keywords

PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; HEATING; MANNICH REACTION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 34247167569     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-973878     Document Type: Article

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