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First example of axial selectivity in the nucleophilic addition to (-)-menthone-addition of cyanomethyl lithium
Dimitrov, Vladimir,Panev, Stefan
, p. 1513 - 1516 (2000)
The addition of cyanomethyl lithium to (-)-menthone at -78°C followed by 1.5 h stirring at room temperature and acidic workup produced exclusively the axial addition product, being the first example of preferred axial attack of an organometallic reagent t
