Stereocontrolled substitution of benzylic ethers complexed to tricarbonylchromium(0)

Abstract

The nitrogen nucleophile HN(OH)C(O)OBu^t reacts with non-racemic chiral tricarbonylchromium(0) complexes of benzylic ethers with retention of configuration to provide a novel approach to non-racemic N-hydroxycarbamates and amines.

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