M. Botta, V. Summa, F. Corelli
May 1, 1996
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Tetrahedron-asymmetry
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Abstract 2-Iodophenol and 2-iodo-N-mesylaniline have been reacted with α-arylpropargylic alcohols of high enantiomeric purity under transition-metal catalysis leading to aryl 2-benzofuranyl and aryl 2-indolyl carbinols in good yield and high enantiomeric excess, thus constituting the first enantiospecific synthesis of these important classes of compounds.