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Synlett 2011(13): 1789-1792
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1260962
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1260962
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© Georg Thieme Verlag
Stuttgart ˙ New YorkStereoselective [2,3]-Rearrangements of Amine N-Oxides
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Received
12 April 2011
Publication Date:
21 July 2011 (online)
Publication History
Publication Date:
21 July 2011 (online)

Abstract
Despite the long history of [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangements, there are surprisingly few catalytic and enantioselective variants of these transformations. This article describes the most common strategies developed for stereoselective [2,3]-rearrangements of amine N-oxides (Meisenheimer rearrangement), including our recently reported palladium-catalyzed enantioselective process.
Key words
rearrangement - palladium - asymmetric catalysis - pericyclic reaction - amine N-oxide
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