COUNTERION EFFECTS ON GEOMETRIC CONTROL IN THE PETERSON REACTION OF BISTRIMETHYLSILYL ESTERS: SYNTHETIC SCOPE AND MECHANISTIC IMPLICATIONS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)80838-8

An interesting and useful level of geometric control can be realized in the reaction of enolates derived from bistrimethylsilyl acetates and aldehydes leading to α-trimethylsilyl esters and derived compounds depending upon the cation employed.Mechanistic