Titanium(II)-Mediated Intramolecular Cyclizations of 2,7- and 2,8-Bis-Unsaturated Carbonates and Acetates: A New and Efficient Synthesis of Cycloalkanes

Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English)

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 851-853

  Takayama, Yuuki ^a   Gao, Yuan ^a   Sato, Fumie ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkene complexes; C c coupling; Cyclizations; Ene reactions; Titanium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030969650     PISSN: 05700833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.199708511     Document Type: Article

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