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REGIOSELECTIVITY OF THE REACTIONS OF TRIALKYLALUMINUM REAGENTS WITH 2,3-EPOXYALCOHOLS: APPLICATION TO THE SYNTHESIS OF α-CHIRAL ALDEHYDES
Roush, William R.,Adam, Michael A.,Peseckis, Steven M.
, p. 1377 - 1380 (2007/10/02)
Treatment of optically active 2,3-epoxyalcohols with trialkylaluminum reagents followed by periodate cleavage constitutes a convenient synthesis of α-chiral aldehyde derivatives, especially when the branching alkyl group is methyl.
