Cyclopropanation with dibromomethane under grignard and barbier conditions

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 21, 2009, Pages 3708-3718

  Brunner, Gerhard ^a   Eberhard, Laura ^a   Oetiker, Jürg ^a   Schröder, Fridtjof ^a  

^a GIVAUDAN SCHWEIZ AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alkyllithium addition; Barbier conditions; Cyclopropanation; Dibromomethane; Grignard addition

Indexed keywords

ALKYLLITHIUMS; ALLYL ALCOHOLS; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; CONJUGATED ALDEHYDES; COUNTERIONS; CYCLOPROPANATION; CYCLOPROPYL CARBINOL; DIBROMOMETHANE; GRIGNARD; GRIGNARD ADDITION; GRIGNARD REAGENT; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; IN-SITU; SUBSTITUTION PATTERNS; TANDEM REACTION;

ALDEHYDES; ESTERIFICATION; ETHERS; KETONES; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; METHANOL; ORGANIC POLYMERS; REACTION RATES;

ESTERS;

1,2 EPOXY 3 BUTENE; ALDEHYDE; ALLYL ALCOHOL; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; COUNTERION; DIBROMOMETHANE; ESTER; ETHER; GRIGNARD REAGENT; KETONE; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; METHANOL DERIVATIVE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOPROPANATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE;

EID: 72049094812     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: 1437210X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/S-0029-1216999     Document Type: Article

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