THE REACTION OF METHYL (E)-4,5-EPOXYPENT-2-ENOATE WITH ARYLCOPPER - THE UNIQUE ROLE OF BORON-TRIFLUORIDE IN DETERMINING REGIOSELECTIVITY

Authors
NAGUMO S IRIE S AKITA H
Citation
S. Nagumo et al., THE REACTION OF METHYL (E)-4,5-EPOXYPENT-2-ENOATE WITH ARYLCOPPER - THE UNIQUE ROLE OF BORON-TRIFLUORIDE IN DETERMINING REGIOSELECTIVITY, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (19), 1995, pp. 2001-2002
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224936
Issue
19
Year of publication
1995
Pages
2001 - 2002
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4936(1995):19<2001:TROM(W>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Excess BF3 causes regioselectivity reversion in the reaction of methyl 4,5-epoxypent-2-enoate 1 with Ph(2)CuLi; this is rationalised by a tw o step conversion via methyl 4-bromo-5-hydroxypent-2-enoate 5.