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Synthetic Communications
An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Volume 33, 2003 - Issue 7
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An Efficient Strategy for the Synthesis of Chiral Liquid Crystals Using Evans' Methodology

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Pages 1167-1178 | Received 15 May 2002, Published online: 21 Aug 2006
 

Abstract

The synthesis of liquid crystal compound 2 was achieved using Evans' methodology. The strategy was based on three key synthetic reactions: alkylation of chiral amide enolates, Mitsunobu and, finally, esterification. The final compound presents a stable smectic A phase.

Acknowledgment

The authors acknowledge PADCT-CNPq, FAPERGS for financial support. Mirele S. Fernandes is a undergraduate student and acknowledges PADCT-III and PIBIC-UFRGS for a fellowship.

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