Sulfinyl-mediated chirality transfer in diastereoselective Claisen rearrangements.
[reaction: see text] The highly selective Claisen rearrangements of substrates bearing a sulfinyl moiety at C-5 allow for creation of up to two asymmetric centers and preserve a useful vinyl sulfoxide.
Fernández de la Pradilla
Roberto
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Instituto de Química Orgánica, CSIC, Juan de la Cierva, 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain. iqofp19@iqog.csic.es
Montero
Carlos
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Tortosa
Mariola
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