Complete retention of configuration in the nucleophilic substitution of 1-phenylbenzo[b]thiophenium salts by alkoxide anions

Tsugio Kitamura, Masa-Aki Miyaji, S. SODA, Hiroshi Taniguchi

Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1995 · 10 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

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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