Diastereoselective synthesis of tetrahydrofurans from Aryl 3-chloropropylsulfoxides and aldehydes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3251-3259

  Komsta, Zofia ^a   Barbasiewicz, Michał ^a   Ma̧kosza, Mieczysław ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOL ADDITION; AROMATIC RINGS; CARBONYL GROUPS; CYCLIC TRANSITIONS; DIASTEREO-SELECTIVITY; DIASTEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; ELECTRON-DONATING GROUP; ELECTRON-WITHDRAWING SUBSTITUENTS; INTRAMOLECULAR SUBSTITUTIONS; SULFUR ATOMS; TETRA-HYDROFURAN; TETRAHYDROFURANS;

IONS; STEREOSELECTIVITY; SULFUR; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALDEHYDES;

3 CHLOROPROPYLSULFOXIDE; ALDEHYDE; ANION; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; SULFOXIDE; SULFUR; TETRAHYDROFURAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHIRALITY; ELECTRON; PROTON TRANSPORT; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALDEHYDES; FURANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; SULFOXIDES;

EID: 77952531667     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo1002196     Document Type: Article

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