Synthesis of tertiary α-hydroxy acids by silylene transfer to α-keto esters

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 4651-4653

  Howard, Brett E ^a   Woerpel, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTER; HYDROXYACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ESTERS; HYDROXY ACIDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 35948971695     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol702148x     Document Type: Article

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