114423-20-0Relevant articles and documents
Friedel-crafts cyclialkylations of some epoxides. 2. Stereospecificity, substituent, product, and kinetic studies
Taylor, Stephen K.,Davisson, Mark E.,Hissom Jr., B. Rolf,Brown, Sandra L.,Pristach, Holle A.,Schramm, Scott B.,Harvey, Suzanne M.
, p. 425 - 429 (1987)
The relative facility of the cyclialkylation of several arylalkyl epoxides was investigated. Stereochemical studies on the cyclialkylation of cis- and trans-2,3-epoxy-5-phenylpentane establish that the stereospecificity of ring formation is as high as 97%