Asymmetric deprotonation-substitution of N-Pop-benzylamines using [RLi/(-)-sparteine]. Enantioselective sequential reactions and synthesis of N-heterocycles

Organic Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 3195-3198

  Oña Burgos, Pascual ^a   Fernández, Ignacio ^a   Roces, Laura ^b   Torre Fernández, Laura ^b   García Granda, Santiago ^b   López Ortiz, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

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EID: 59949095431     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol801027p     Document Type: Article

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