Tetrahedron: Asymmetry

AlEt 3-promoted eliminative ring-opening of β-hydroxy epoxides: highly stereoselective synthesis of terminal α-hydroxy olefins

F Wang, SH Wang, YQ Tu, SK Ren

Index: Wang, Fei; Wang, Shao Hua; Tu, Yong Qiang; Ren, Shi Kuo Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 2003 , vol. 14, # 15 p. 2189 - 2193

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Abstract

Download 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. ... AlEt 3 -promoted eliminative ring-opening of β-epoxy alcohols leading to α-hydroxy olefins is reported. This eliminative ring-opening reaction is shown to be highly stereoselective, thus providing an alternative asymmetric synthesis for α-hydroxy olefins. ... We first examined the ...