Intramolecular anodic olefin coupling reactions: The use of an allylic alkoxy group for controlling relative stereochemistry

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 42, Issue 13-14, 1997, Pages 1967-1970

  Frey, Dean A ^a   Marx, Jeffery A ^a   Moeller, Kevin D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intramolecular anodic olefin coupling; Stereochemistry

Indexed keywords

ANODIC OXIDATION; CONFORMATIONS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; REACTION KINETICS; SUBSTRATES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALLYLIC ALKOXY GROUPS; INTRAMOLECULAR ANODIC OLEFIN COUPLING REACTIONS;

OLEFINS;

EID: 0030652690     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-4686(97)85468-0     Document Type: Article

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