Stereodivergent quaternization of 2-alkyl-2-p-tolylsulfinylacetonitriles: NMR spectroscopic evidence of planar and pyramidal benzylic carbanions

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 6317-6325

  Ruano, José Luis García ^a   Martín Castro, Ana M ^a   Tato, Francisco ^a   Torrente, Esther ^a   Poveda, Ana M ^b  

^a Departamento Quimica Orgánica   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asymmetric synthesis; Carbanions; Chirality; Diastereo selectivity; NMR spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

18-CROWN-6; ALKYL HALIDES; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; BENZYLIC; COUNTERIONS; DIASTEREO-SELECTIVITY; DIASTEREOISOMERS; ELECTROPHILES; ENANTIOMERIC PURITY; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEXAMETHYLDISILAZANE; NMR SPECTROSCOPY; PYRAMIDAL STRUCTURES; QUATERNIZATION; SPECTROSCOPIC EVIDENCE; SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES; STEREO-SELECTIVE;

ACETONITRILE; ALKYLATION; CHIRALITY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENANTIOMERS; ETHERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

IONS;

ACETONITRILE DERIVATIVE; ANION; BENZYL CYANIDE; CARBON;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ACETONITRILES; ALKYLATION; ANIONS; CARBON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 77952705499     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200903521     Document Type: Article

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