Synthesis of 2,5-dihydrofurans via alkylidene carbene insertion reactions

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 29, 1998, Pages 5273-5276

  Walker, Louise F ^a   Connolly, Stephen ^b   Wills, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROFURAN; FURAN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; DIASTEREOISOMER; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0032537671     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(98)00998-8     Document Type: Article

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