Tetrahedron

An external chiral ligand controlled enantioselective opening of oxirane and oxetane by organolithiums

M Mizuno, M Kanai, A Iida, K Tomioka

Index: Mizuno, Masashi; Kanai, Motomu; Iida, Akira; Tomioka, Kiyoshi Tetrahedron, 1997 , vol. 53, # 31 p. 10699 - 10708

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Abstract

Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Enantioselective nucleophilic opening reactions of cyclohexene oxide and 3-phenyloxetane were achieved by the combination of an external chiral ligand and organolithiums in the presence of boron trifluoride to give the corresponding alcohols in up to 47% ee.