The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Z-Stereoselective Wittig olefination of 2-oxygenated cyclohexanones

M Koreeda, PD Patel, L Brown

Index: Koreeda, Masato; Patel, Paresh D.; Brown, Lindsey Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1985 , vol. 50, # 26 p. 5910 - 5912

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Citation Number: 20

Abstract

Summary: Protected 2-hydroxy-and 2, 3-epoxycyclohexanones provided (2)- ethylidenecyclohexanes in a highly stereoselective manner upon their reactions with ethylidenetriphenylphosphorane in both the lithium base and the lithium-free conditions of the Wittig reaction.