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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Org Chem. 2005 Sep 30;70(20):8117–8121. doi: 10.1021/jo051241y

TABLE 3.

Comparison of Rates of Lithium Chloride and Bromide Addition to NALG Sulfonate Esters 4 versus Analogous Tosylates

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reaction time in
hours (% yield)a
Entry RO LiCl LiBr
1 graphic file with name nihms-416718-t0006.jpg 4a 8(94) 2(96)
2 TsOR 22(54)b 11(81)
5 graphic file with name nihms-416718-t0007.jpg 4b 6(96) 1(97)
6 TsOR 24(5)b 24(95)
7 graphic file with name nihms-416718-t0008.jpg 4c - 16(98)
8 TsOr - 70(0)b
a

Isolated yield.

b

Significant starting material recovered.