Highly Stereoselective approach to Alk-2-yne-1,4-diols by oxazaborolidine-mediated reduction of Alk-2-yne-1,4-diones

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 5307-5313

  Ariza, Xavier ^a   Bach, Jordi ^a,b   Berenguer, Ramon ^a,c   Farràs, Jaume ^a   Fontes, Montserrat ^a   Garcia, Jordi ^a   López, Marta ^a,d   Ortiz, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Laboratoris Almirall Prodesfarma ^*  (Spain)

^c Department of Research and Development   (Spain)

^d Institut Catala d'Investigacio   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; DERIVATIVES; ISOMERS; REDUCTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

BORANE-MEDIATED REDUCTION; MESO ISOMERS;

ALCOHOLS;

ALKYNE DERIVATIVE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; COBALT COMPLEX; OXAZABOROLIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENANTIOMER; ISOMERISM; PRODUCTIVITY; PURIFICATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 3542997455     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0495687     Document Type: Article

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