1,2-Diarylethanols by alternative regioselective reductive ring-opening of 2,3-diaryloxiranes

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 6, 2009, Pages 938-944

  Blasio, Nadia Di ^a   Lopardo, Maria Teresa ^a   Lupattelli, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Enantioselectivity; Epoxides; Reduction; Regioselectivity; Ring opening reactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849130695     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200800992     Document Type: Article

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