Tetrahedron letters

Regioselective alkylation of lithium enolates derived from 2-heptanone

CL Liotta, TC Caruso

Index: Liotta, Charles L.; Caruso, Thomas C. Tetrahedron Letters, 1985 , vol. 26, # 13 p. 1599 - 1602

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Abstract

The benzylation and u-butylation of the kinetic enolate mixture derived from 2-heptanone has been studied in DME in the absence and in the presence of lithium ion complexing agents (triglyme, benzo-14-crown-4, DMF (neat), DMF, and HMPA). ... CL Liotta, BE Fair, TC Caruso, J. Org. Chem., submitted.