γ- and δ-Hydroxynitriles: Diastereoselective electrophile-dependent alkylations

Tetrahedron

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 366-376

  Mycka, Robert J ^a   Eckenhoff, William T ^a   Steward, Omar W ^a   Barefoot, Nathan Z ^a   Fleming, Fraser F ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkylation; Nitriles; Stereoselectivity

Indexed keywords

DELTA HYDROXYNITRILE; ELECTROPHILE; GAMMA HYDROXYNITRILE; NITRILE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84870054829     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: 14645416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2012.10.016     Document Type: Article

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