Nucleophilic substitution of optically active 1-alkoxypolyfluoroalkyl sulfonates

Abstract

Reaction of 1-alkoxypolyfluoroalkyl sulfonates with lithium tetraalkylaluminates gives stereospecifically alkylated products with a high degree of inversion of configuration; in contrast, the ees of the resulting ethers are slightly reduced in the reaction with trialkylaluminium reagents.

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