Enantioselective Construction of Alkylated Centers: The Maier Synthesis of Platencin
Jaesook Yun of Sungkyunkwan University devised(J. Org. Price of Acid-PEG3-C2-Boc Chem. 2009, 74, 4232.DOI: 10.1021/jo900530s)a method, based on conjugate addition to a cyano alkyne, for the preparation of nitriles such…