Direct and stereoselective alkylation of nitro derivatives with activated alcohols in trifluoroethanol

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 34, 2012, Pages 6697-6701

  Petruzziello, Diego ^a   Gualandi, Andrea ^a   Grilli, Stefano ^a   Cozzi, Pier Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Alkylation; Nucleophilic substitution; Organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869451881     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201201345     Document Type: Article

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