Synthesis and cycloaromatization kinetics of aromatic allene enynes

Tetrahedron

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-62

  Dopico, Pablo G ^a   Finn, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLENE DERIVATIVE;

AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHIRALITY; CYCLIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0032900736     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(98)01022-9     Document Type: Article

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