N-Alkyl salts derived from ephedrine do not promote enantioselective Corey-Chaykovsky reactions involving sulfonium methylides under phase-transfer conditions

Tetrahedron Asymmetry

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1414-1417

  Kavanagh, Sarah A ^a   Connon, Stephen J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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Indexed keywords

BENZALDEHYDE; EPHEDRINE; METHYL GROUP; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL ROTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 46449088094     PISSN: 09574166     EISSN: 1362511X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetasy.2008.05.029     Document Type: Article

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