Diastereoselective production of homoallylic alcohols bearing quaternary centers from γ-substituted allylic indiums and ketones

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 10264-10267

  Babu, Srinivasarao Arulananda ^a   Yasuda, Makoto ^a   Baba, Akio ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLYLIC HALIDES; ALLYLIC INDIUMS; DIASTEREOSELECTIVE PRODUCTION; QUATERNARY CENTERS;

ADDITION REACTIONS; KETONES; REACTION RATES; STEREOSELECTIVITY; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

ALCOHOLS;

ALLYL COMPOUND; ALLYLIC ALCOHOL; ALLYLIC INDIUM; CINNAMYL HALIDE; CROTONATE INDIUM; CROTONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOHEXYNYL HALIDE; ETHYL 4 BROMOCROTONATE; HALIDE; KETONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; DIASTEREOISOMER; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ALCOHOLS; ALLYL COMPOUNDS; INDIUM; KETONES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 37549061084     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo701899j     Document Type: Article

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