Regio- and stereoselective lithiation of 2,3-diphenylaziridines: A multinuclear NMR investigation

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 3197-3204

  Capriati, Vito ^a   Florio, Saverio ^a   Luisi, Renzo ^a   Mazzanti, Andrea ^b   Musio, Biagia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REGIOSELECTIVITY;

AZIRIDINES; LOW TEMPERATURE;

STEREOSELECTIVITY;

ALKYL GROUP; AZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; DIMER; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; MONOMER; SOLVENT; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CIS TRANS ISOMERISM; LITHIATION; LITHIUM 7 NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; LOW TEMPERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

AZIRIDINES; LITHIUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; TEMPERATURE; TOLUENE;

EID: 42149123402     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo800069k     Document Type: Article

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