Stereoselective alkylidenation of ketones with 2-(p-toluenesulfinyl)benzyl iodide: Synthesis of enantiomerically pure trisubstituted epoxides

Organic Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2151-2154

  Arroyo, Yolanda ^a   Meana, Ángela ^a   Sanz Tejedor, M Ascensión ^a   Ruano, José Luis García ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

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EID: 59849085127     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol8005387     Document Type: Article

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