Highly efficient synthesis of functionalized tertiary alcohols catalyzed by potassium alkoxide-crown ether complexes

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 50, Issue 26, 2009, Pages 3171-3174

  Hatano, Manabu ^a   Suzuki, Shinji ^a   Takagi, Eri ^a   Ishihara, Kazuaki ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BRONSTED BASE; CROWN ETHER; KETONE; LEWIS BASE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM ALKOXIDE; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYANATION; METHYLATION; MUKAIYAMA REACTION; SILYLATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 67349180231     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.01.028     Document Type: Article

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