Matteson Reaction

Matteson Reaction

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The one-carbon homologation of boronate compounds using α-halocarbanions is called the Matteson reaction. The rearrangement of the intermediate can be rendered stereoselective if the substrate has a chiral auxiliary.

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Ref: Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 1997, 8, 3711.

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