Chromenes through metal-catalyzed reactions of styrenyl ethers. Mechanism and utility in synthesis

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 120, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2343-2351

  Harrity, Joseph P A ^a,b   La, Daniel S ^a   Cefalo, Dustin R ^a   Visser, Michael S ^a   Hoveyda, Amir H ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMENE DERIVATIVE; ETHER; METAL; STYRENE; STYRENYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOMER; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0032542683     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9739796     Document Type: Article

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