The Journal of Organic Chemistry

A Mild, Regioselective Ketal Claisen Rearrangement Promoted by Triisobutylaluminum

SD Rychnovsky, JL Lee

Index: Rychnovsky, Scott D.; Lee, Jennifer L. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1995 , vol. 60, # 14 p. 4318 - 4319

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Abstract

The ketal Claisen rearrangement is a potentially powerful method to prepare new carbon- carbon bonds, but it has not been used as extensively as other Claisen variants, 2 due in part to the vigorous reaction conditions and to the modest and variable regioselectivity found