Epoxy-annulations by reactions of α-amido ketones with vinyl sulfonium salts. Reagent versus substrate control and kinetic resolution

Organic Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1501-1504

  Unthank, Matthew G ^a   Tavassoli, Bahareh ^b   Aggarwal, Varinder K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPOXIDE; INORGANIC SALT; KETONE; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE; SULFONIUM DERIVATIVE; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; KETONES; PYRROLIDINES; SALTS; STEREOISOMERISM; SULFONIUM COMPOUNDS; VINYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 45849090413     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol800318h     Document Type: Article

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