Double nucleophilic N-alkylation of α-oxime-esters with Grignard reagents

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 53, Issue 44, 2012, Pages 5903-5906

  Mizutani, Yusuke ^a   Tanimoto, Hiroki ^a   Morimoto, Tsumoru ^a   Nishiyama, Yasuhiro ^a   Kakiuchi, Kiyomi ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Cascade reaction; Electrophilic amination; Oxime; Umpolung

Indexed keywords

ALPHA OXIME; DIETHYLZINC; ESTER DERIVATIVE; GRIGNARD REAGENT; OXIME DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; AMINATION; ARTICLE; CHELATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MICHAEL ADDITION; NUCLEOPHILICITY; REACTION TIME; REACTOR CASCADE; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84866756027     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: 18733581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.08.091     Document Type: Article

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