CHIRAL BASE-MEDIATED BENZYLIC FUNCTIONALIZATION OF (ALKYL BENZYL ETHER)TRICARBONYLCHROMIUM(0) COMPLEXES

Authors
COWTON ELM GIBSON SE SCHNEIDER MJ SMITH MH
Citation
Elm. Cowton et al., CHIRAL BASE-MEDIATED BENZYLIC FUNCTIONALIZATION OF (ALKYL BENZYL ETHER)TRICARBONYLCHROMIUM(0) COMPLEXES, Chemical communications, (7), 1996, pp. 839-840
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Chemical communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
13597345
Issue
7
Year of publication
1996
Pages
839 - 840
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-7345(1996):7<839:CBBFO(>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Asymmetric functionalisation of the benzylic methylene group in tricar bonylchromium(0) complexes of alkyl benzyl ethers [(PhCH(2)OR)(CO)(3)C r-0] is achieved in high yield (86-96%) and high enantiomeric excess ( ee) (97 to greater than or equal to 99%) using chiral base methodology .