Complexes of ketodiesters and related compounds with TiCl~ 4. Attempts to use chelation to promote the simultaneous coordination of ketones by two Lewis acids

O Saied, B Bachand, JD Wuest

Index: Canadian Journal of Chemistry, , vol. 76, # 4 p. 490 - 497

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Abstract

... importance to organic chemists is the possibility that ketones interacting with multiple Lewis acids may experience an un- usually high degree of electrophilic activation (3, 4). Unfortu- nately, complexes of this type are extremely uncommon. ... Can. J. Chem. ... 1998 NRC Canada ...