α-Stereoselective tandem additions to (ortho-methoxystyrene) chromium tricarbonyl
Davies SG., Furtado OMLR., Hepworth D., Loveridge T.
© 1995 Georg Thieme Verlag, Rudigerstr. 14, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany. All rights reserved. Homochiral (1'R)-(+)-(ortho-methoxystyrene) chromium tricarbonyl undergoes a completely α-stereoselective tandem β-nucleophilic, α-electrophilic addition sequence with t-butyl lithium and methyl iodide to generate, after decomplexation, homochiral (2R)-(+)-2-(ortho-anisyl)-4,4-dimethylpentane.