Nucleophilic carbene catalyzed synthesis of 1,2 amino alcohols via azidation of epoxy aldehydes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 9727-9731

  Vora, Harit U ^a   Moncecchi, Johannah R ^a   Epstein, Oleg ^a   Rovis, Tomislav ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYL AZIDES; AMINO ALCOHOLS; ASYMMETRIC INDUCTIONS; AZIDATION; CARBAMOYL AZIDES; CARBENE; CATALYZED SYNTHESES; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; COMPLEMENTARY SEQUENCES; CURTIUS REARRANGEMENTS; EPOXY ALDEHYDES; GOOD YIELDS; HYDROXY GROUPS; OXAZOLIDINONES; TRIAZOLIUM;

ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; AMINES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALDEHYDES; AMINO ALCOHOLS; AZIDES; CATALYSIS; HYDROXYLATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHANE; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; OXAZOLES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 58049219098     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo8020055     Document Type: Article

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