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Original synthesis of oxiranes via TDAE methodology: Reaction of 2, 2-dibromomethylquinoxaline with aromatic aldehydes

M Montana, T Terme, P Vanelle

Index: Montana, Marc; Terme, Thierry; Vanelle, Patrice Tetrahedron Letters, 2005 , vol. 46, # 48 p. 8373 - 8376

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Abstract

We report herein the reaction of 2, 2-dibromomethylquinoxaline with aromatic aldehydes in the presence of TDAE. These reactions lead to a mixture of cis/trans-isomers of corresponding oxiranes in good yields. The stereoselectivity of the reaction was sensitive to steric hindrance.