Alkylation of 2-substituted (6-Methyl-2-pyridyl)methyllithium species with epoxides

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1374-1376

  Vyvyan, James R ^a   Brown, Rebecca C ^a   Woods, Brian P ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPOXYOCTANE; LOW YIELDS; METHYLLITHIUM; PYRIDYL;

HYDROCARBONS;

(6METHYL 2 PYRIDYL)METHYLLITHIUM; 1 (6 METHYLPYRIDIN 2 YL)NONAN 3 OL; 2 METHYL 3 ((6 METHYLPYRIDIN 2 YL)METHYL)NONAN 2 OL; EPOXIDE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

ALKALOIDS; ALKYLATION; CYCLIZATION; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PYRIDINES;

EID: 64549102996     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo802267n     Document Type: Article

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