Optically active cyclopropanols from the enzymatic resolution of dimethyl α-alkylsuccinates. Synthesis of chiral 2-vinylcyclobutanones and cyclohexenones.

Asymmetric simmons-smith reactions using homochiral protecting groups

Atsunori Mori, Isao Arai, Hisashi Yamamoto et al. · Tetrahedron · 1986 · 94 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Reaction Engineering +3

Simple asymmetric construction of a carbocyclic framework. Direct coupling of dimenthyl succinate and 1,.omega.-dihalides

Akihiro Misumi, Kiyoshi Iwanaga, Kyoji Furuta et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1985 · 84 citations

Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Chemistry +5

Chiral zinc homoenolate of methyl isobutyrate. A new building block for the synthesis of chiral α-methylesters

Eiichi Nakamura, Kouichi Sekiya, Isao Kuwajima · Tetrahedron Letters · 1987 · 73 citations

Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +6

A practical method for using alkoxide-accelerated vinylcyclobutane ring expansions in the synthesis of six-membered rings. Unexpected orbital symmetry allowed and forbidden 1,3-sigmatropic rearrangements

Theodore Cohen, M. Bhupathy, James R. Matz · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1983 · 52 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Molecular Physics +15

Origins of regio- and stereoselectivity in additions of phenylselenenyl chloride to allylic alcohols and the applicability of these additions to a simple 1,3-enone transposition sequence

Dennis C. Liotta, George Zima, Manohar Saindane · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1982 · 52 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Carbohydrate Chemistry +7