On Enantioselective Deprotonation: Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Chiral Amidolithium Tetrahydrofuran Complex

Andrew J. Edwards, Susan Hockey, Francis S. Mair, Paul R. Raithby, Ronald Snaith, Nigel S. Simpkins

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Abstract

The enantioselective base (R,R′)-bis(1-phenylethyl)amidolithium (1) was crystallized from THF/hexane and characterized by X-ray crystallography as a bis-THF-solvated cyclic dimer which adopts a conformation that maximizes methyllithium contacts, inconsistent with previous rationalizations of its enantioselectivity in enolizations of cyclic ketones.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6942-6943
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume58
Issue number25
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1993

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Organic Chemistry

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