Stereocontrolled synthesis of trans-cyclopropyl sulfones from terminal epoxides

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 4652-4655

  Bray, Christopher D ^a   De Faveri, Giorgio ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPROPYL; DIASTEREO-SELECTIVITY; ENANTIOPURE; SODIUM SALT; STEREOCONTROLLED SYNTHESIS; TERMINAL EPOXIDE;

KETONES;

EPOXIDE; SODIUM; SULFONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

CYCLOPROPANES; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; SULFONES;

EID: 77954110998     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo100844g     Document Type: Article

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