Direct synthesis of N-arylquinone imine acetals and quinol imines from acetals

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1449-1452

  Carreño, M Carmen ^a   Cuerva, Juan M ^a   Ribagorda, María ^a   Echavarren, Antonio M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acetals; Quinones; Radical ions; Schiff bases

Indexed keywords

ACETAL; IMINE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CATALYST; OXIDATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033577867     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19990517)38:10<1449::AID-ANIE1449>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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