Rearrangement in Stereoretentive Syntheses of Menthyl Chloride from Menthol: Insight into Competing Reaction Pathways through Component Quantification Analysis
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DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201700677
Abstract: The enantiopure reagent menthyl chloride (2) is generally prepared from (-)-(1R)-menthol (1) with Lucas' reagent (ZnCl2 in conc. aqueous HCl) in a stereoretentive reaction that appeared to be free from accompanying rearrangements. The same was… read more here.
Keywords: rearrangement stereoretentive; stereoretentive syntheses; reaction; rearrangement ... See more keywords