Addition of lithiated tertiary aromatic amides to epoxides and aziridines: Asymmetric synthesis of (S)-(+)-mellein

Jonathan Clayden, Christopher C. Stimson, Madeleine Helliwell, Martine Keenan

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    Abstract

    Addition of ortholithiated or laterally lithiated amides to epoxides or aziridines provides, in some cases stereoselectively, products which may cyclise to yield benzopyranones in good enantiomeric excess. © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)873-876
    Number of pages3
    JournalSYNLETT
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 4 Apr 2006

    Keywords

    • Benzopyranone
    • Directed metallation
    • Epoxide
    • Isochromanone
    • Lithiation
    • Synthesis

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