Highly enantioselective chiral base mediated [2,3]-Wittig rearrangement

Abstract

A chiral non-racemic base promoted [2,3]-Wittig rearrangement of a series of (allyloxymethylbenzene)tricarbonylchromium(0) complexes proceeds with remarkably high enantioselectivity.

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