Issue 3, 2011

Highly selective additions of hydride and organolithium nucleophiles to helical carbenium ions

Abstract

Unsymmetrical cationic [4]helicenes react with hydride or organolithium reagents and the two diastereotopic faces can be discriminated with high efficiency (dr up to and higher than 49 : 1)

Graphical abstract: Highly selective additions of hydride and organolithium nucleophiles to helical carbenium ions

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
17 Oct 2010
Accepted
12 Nov 2010
First published
03 Dec 2010

Chem. Sci., 2011,2, 425-428

Highly selective additions of hydride and organolithium nucleophiles to helical carbenium ions

J. Guin, C. Besnard, P. Pattison and J. Lacour, Chem. Sci., 2011, 2, 425 DOI: 10.1039/C0SC00525H

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