Di-tert-butylmagnesium as an atom-efficient, carbon-centred base reagent for the preparation of silyl enol ethers from ketones

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1386-1390

  Kerr, William J ^a   Watson, Allan J B ^a   Hayes, Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deprotonations; Grignard reagents; Ketones; Magnesium; Organometallic reagents

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ETHER DERIVATIVE; GRIGNARD REAGENT; KETONE DERIVATIVE; MAGNESIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; GRIGNARD REACTION; PROTON TRANSPORT; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 45849144762     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1072739     Document Type: Article

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