Titanocene-promoted intermolecular couplings of epoxides with nitriles. An easy access to β-hydroxyketones

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3913-3918

  Fernandez Mateos A ^a   Encinas Madrazo, S ^a   Herrero Teijon P ^a   Rubio Gonzalez R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; COUPLING REACTION; DIASTEREOSELECTIVE; FUNCTIONALIZED; INTERMOLECULAR COUPLING; RADICAL COUPLING; TITANOCENE;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COUPLINGS; CYANIDES; KETONES;

CHEMICAL BONDS;

EPOXIDE; KETOL; NITRILE; TITANOCENE;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIASTEREOISOMER; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 65949104291     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo900479v     Document Type: Article

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