A novel anionic condensation, fragmentation, and elimination reaction of bicyclo[2.2.1]heptenone ring systems

Organic Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-29

  Rainier, Jon D ^a   Xu, Qing ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUSED HETEROCYCLIC RINGS;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; MASS SPECTROMETRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0033565003     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol990532o     Document Type: Article

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