Abstract
Lithiation of benzamides derived from a chiral and enantiomerically pure α-methylbenzylamine leads to diastereoselective and regioselective dearomatising cyclisations with overall conservation of the stereochemistry of the starting stereogenic centre.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1701-1703 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | SYNLETT |
Issue number | 11 |
Early online date | 13 Mar 2003 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2003 |
Keywords
- Amide
- Cyclisation
- Dearomatisation
- Lithiation
- Stereospecificity