Asymmetrie [2,3]-wittig rearrangement of oxygenated allyI benzyl ethers in the presence of a chiral di-tBu-bis(oxazoline) ligand: A novel synthetic approach to THF lignans

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 38, 2009, Pages 9911-9917

  Kitamura, Maria ^a   Hirokawa, Yoshimi ^a   Maezaki, Naoyoshi ^a  

^a OSAKA OHTANI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

External chiral ligands; Lignans; Stereoselectivity; Wittig rearrangement asymmetric synthesis

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; BENZYL ETHERS; BENZYL GROUP; BENZYLIC; CATALYTIC AMOUNTS; CHIRAL LIGAND; DIASTEREO- AND ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; FUNCTIONALIZED; HIGH ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; LIGNANS; METHOXY; OXAZOLINES; PHENYL SUBSTITUENTS; SYNTHETIC APPROACH; WITTIG REARRANGEMENT;

CHELATION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ETHERS; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOSELECTIVITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

LIGANDS;

DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; LIGAND; LIGNAN; OXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; LIGANDS; LIGNANS; OXAZOLES; OXYGEN; PHENYL ETHERS; SOLVENTS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 70450162319     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200901212     Document Type: Article

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