Enantioselective [2,3] sigmatropic rearrangement mediated by a butyllithium–chiral ligand complex

Abstract

The first enantioselective [2,3] sigmatropic rearrangement of acyclic diprop-2-ynyl ethers and alkenyl benzyl ethers is achieved by a BuLi–chiral ligand complex.

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