Water Overcomes Methyl Group Directing Effects in Epoxide-Opening Cascades

Water is an effective promoter of the endo-selective opening of trisubstituted epoxides, enabling related cascades leading to a variety of substituted ladder polyether structures. When used in conjunction with a tetrahydropyran-templated nucleophile, water can overcome the powerful electronic direct...

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Main Authors: Morten, Christopher J. (Contributor), Jamison, Timothy F. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Chemical Society (ACS), 2013-11-15T15:12:16Z.
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