Highly stereoselective oxy-Michael additions to α,β- disubstituted nitro olefins: Asymmetric synthesis of pseudo-norephedrine derivatives and THP protected α-hydroxy ketones

Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 2932-2934

  Buchanan, David J ^a   Dixon, Darren J ^a   Hernandez Juan, Felix A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOLS; KETONES; OLEFINS; QUENCHING; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

DEPROTONATION; LACTOL ANION; PSEUDO-NOREPHEDRINE DERIVATIVES;

STEREOCHEMISTRY;

OXY;

ALKENE; KETONE; NORPSEUDOEPHEDRINE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALKENES; KETONES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 8344228431     PISSN: 14770520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b406804c     Document Type: Article

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