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A convenient new procedure for the construction of highly substituted acetates. Reductive alkylation of α-cyano esters

KS Shia, NY Chang, J Yip, HJ Liu

Index: Shia, Kak-Shan; Chang, Nien-Yin; Yip, Judy; Liu, Hsing-Jang Tetrahedron Letters, 1997 , vol. 38, # 44 p. 7713 - 7716

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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. ... A convenient, highly efficient general method for the preparation of highly substituted acetates has been developed, making use of reductive alkylation of α-cyano esters as a key operation. ... For preparation of lithium naphthalenide in situ or as a stock solution see ...