Synthesis of 2-phenyl-2-cycloalkenones via palladium-catalyzed tandem epoxide isomerization-intramolecular aldol condensation

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 3107-3110

  Kim, Ji Hyun ^a   Kulawiec, Robert J ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aldol reactions; Epoxides; Isomerization; Palladium

Indexed keywords

2 PHENYL 2 CYCLOPENTENONE; 3 METHYL 2 PHENYL 2 CYCLOPENTENONE; 5,6 EPOXY 6 PHENYLHEXANAL; ACETALDEHYDE; EPOXIDE; PALLADIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; ISOMERISM; METAL BINDING; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0032516373     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(98)00513-9     Document Type: Article

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