Indium-mediated organometallic reactions in aqueous media. Stereoselectivity in the crotylation of sulfonimines bearing a proximal chelating group

W Lu; T H Chan

doi:10.1021/jo0018038

Indium-mediated organometallic reactions in aqueous media. Stereoselectivity in the crotylation of sulfonimines bearing a proximal chelating group

J Org Chem. 2001 May 18;66(10):3467-73. doi: 10.1021/jo0018038.

Authors

W Lu¹, T H Chan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2K6 Canada.

PMID: 11348131
DOI: 10.1021/jo0018038

Abstract

Reaction of sulfonimines having proximal chelating groups with crotyl bromide and indium in aqueous media gave alpha-crotylation products stereoselectively with syn-selectivity.