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Superbase-promoted rearrangement of oxiranes to cyclopropanes
Mordini, Alessandro,Peruzzi, Daniela,Russo, Francesco,Valacchi, Michela,Reginato, Gianna,Brandi, Alberto
, p. 3349 - 3360 (2007/10/03)
Aryl- and alkenyl substituted oxiranes, when submitted to treatment with superbasic reagents, undergo a highly regio- and stereoselective rearrangement leading to cyclopropylmethanol derivatives. The process can also be applied to mono- and dihydroxy subs
HIGHLY STEREOSELECTIVE REDUCTION OF β-OXOSULFONIUM SALTS, SYNTHESIS OF trans EPOXIDES
Shimagaki, Masayuki,Matsuzaki, Yuji,Hori, Isaburo,Nakata, Tadashi,Oishi, Takeshi
, p. 4779 - 4782 (2007/10/02)
Alkylation of α-methylthio or α-phenylthio ketones 1 with trimethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate and the reduction of the resulting sulfonium salts 5 with NaBH4 followed by the base treatment afforded trans epoxides 8 with high stereoselectivity.
