Exploiting the lithiation-directing ability of oxetane for the regioselective preparation of functionalized 2-aryloxetane scaffolds under mild conditions

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 51, Issue 30, 2012, Pages 7532-7536

  Coppi, Donato Ivan ^a   Salomone, Antonio ^a   Perna, Filippo Maria ^a   Capriati, Vito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

cross coupling; isotope effects; ortho lithiation; oxetanes; phthalans

Indexed keywords

CROSS-COUPLINGS; ISOTOPE EFFECT; ORTHO-LITHIATION; OXETANES; PHTHALANS;

CARRIER MOBILITY; ISOMERS; ISOTOPES; SCAFFOLDS;

REGIOSELECTIVITY;

ETHER DERIVATIVE; FOLPET; LITHIUM; OXETANE; PHTHALIMIDE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ETHERS, CYCLIC; LITHIUM; PHTHALIMIDES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84864232085     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201109113     Document Type: Article

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