BH3-promoted stereoselective β-lithiation of N-alkyl-2-phenylaziridines

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2291-2295

  Azzena, Ugo ^a   Dettori, Giovanna ^a   Pisano, Luisa ^a   Musio, Biagia ^b   Luisi, Renzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

AZIRIDINES; BORANE COMPLEXES; CONFIGURATIONALLY; DFT CALCULATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVE PREPARATION; LEWIS ACID COMPLEXATION; LITHIATION; REGIO-SELECTIVE; STEREO-SELECTIVE;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; LEWIS ACID; ALKANE; BORANE DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; LITHIATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALKANES; AZIRIDINES; BORANES; LITHIUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 79953198252     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo102474u     Document Type: Article

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