Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1995 · 10 citations · 8 references
Natural SciencesChemistryOrganic ChemistryHeterocycle SynthesisHeterocyclic ChemistryHeterocyclic CompoundsOrganic SynthesisReaction MechanismsNucleophilic Substitution In Heterocycles
Reaction of 1,2,3-triarylbenzo[b]thiophenium salts with alkoxide anions results in the exclusive formation of (Z) alkoxy-substituted alkenes, indicating that the nucleophilic ring-opening reaction proceeds with complete retention of configuration.
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Vittorio Lucchini, Giorgio Modena, Lucia Pasquato · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1993 · 45 citations