New stabilising groups for lateral lithiation of ortho-cresol derivatives

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 48, Issue 37, 2007, Pages 6434-6436

  Wilkinson, James A ^a   Raiber, Eun Ang ^a   Ducki, Sylvie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkylation; Cresol; Lateral lithiation

Indexed keywords

ORTHO CRESOL; TOLUENE;

ALLYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DEPROTECTION REACTION; LITHIATION; METHYLATION; SILYLATION; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

EID: 34547792834     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2007.07.070     Document Type: Article

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