Complex allylation by the direct cross-coupling of imines with unactivated allylic alcohols

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 48, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 3648-3652

  Takahashi, Masayuki ^a,b   McLaughlin, Martin ^a,b   Micalizio, Glenn C ^a,b  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allylic compounds; Homoallylic amines; Metallacycles; Stereoselective synthesis; Titanium

Indexed keywords

ALLYLATIONS; ALLYLIC ALCOHOL; ALLYLIC COMPOUNDS; ALLYLIC TRANSPOSITION; CROSS-COUPLINGS; HIGH SELECTIVITY; HOMOALLYLIC AMINES; METALLACYCLES; ORGANOMETALLIC REAGENT; REGIO-SELECTIVE; STEREO-SELECTIVE; STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; TRISUBSTITUTED ALKENES;

AMINATION; AMINES; COMPLEXATION; OLEFINS; ORGANOMETALLICS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOSELECTIVITY; TITANIUM;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALLYL ALCOHOL; IMINE; MAGNESIUM; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; PROPANOL; TITANIUM;

CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

IMINES; MAGNESIUM; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PROPANOLS; STEREOISOMERISM; TITANIUM;

EID: 70349972518     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200900236     Document Type: Article

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