Asymmetric synthesis of R-α-methyl-o-methoxybenzyl methyl ether via the diastereoselective functionalisation of (+)-(o-methoxybenzyl methyl ether)chromium tricarbonyl

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(89)87304-8

α-Methylation of (+)-(o-methoxybenzyl methyl ether)Cr(CO)3 occurs completely stereoselectively to yield, after decomplexation, homochiral R-α-methyl-o-methoxybenzyl methyl ether.