The First Example of Oxiranyllithium and Oxiranyl Grignard Reagent Having a Carbanion Destabilizing Group: Generation, Property, and Some Synthetic Uses

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/00404-0399(50)1714S-

The first generation of destablized oxiranyllithium and oxiranyl Grignard reagent from sulfinyloxiranes with t-BuLi or EtMgCl is described.Treatment of α-methyl α,β-epoxy sulfoxide (sulfinyloxirane) with t-BuLi in THF at -100 deg C gave oxiranyllithium ha