Cp2TiCl-promoted isomerization of trisubstituted epoxides to exo-methylene allylic alcohols on carvone derivatives

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 5275-5280

  Bermejo, Francisco ^a   Sandoval, Celso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CONTAMINATION; DERIVATIVES; SOLUTIONS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EPOXIDES; TRANS-EPOXY ACETATES;

ISOMERIZATION;

ALCOHOL; ALLYL COMPOUND; CARBENE; CARVONE; CHLORIDE; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BAEYER VILLIGER REACTION; CLAISEN REARRANGEMENT; CYCLIZATION; DEOXYGENATION; ELIMINATION REACTION; ISOMERIZATION; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; RING OPENING; SAPONIFICATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 3543041830     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo049358u     Document Type: Article

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