A stereocontrolled approach to ethers with two α stereocentres

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 29, 2008, Pages 4963-4971

  Felstead, Robert ^a   Gibson, Susan E ^a   Rooney, Aaron ^a   Tse, Eric S Y ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkylation; Asymmetric synthesis; Chiral base; Chromium; Ether compounds

Indexed keywords

EID: 53849134178     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200800634     Document Type: Article

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