Reaction of diethyl dibromomalonate with methoxide: Evidence for a novel bromophilic attack

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1459-1462

  Mebane, Robert C ^a   Smith, Keegan M ^a   Rucker, Darlene R ^a   Foster, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOETHOXYDIBROMOMETHYL CARBANION; CYCLOHEXANE; DIBROMOCARBENE; DIETHYL DIBROMOMALONATE; METHOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; HALOGENATION; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; POLARIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033582601     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)00024-6     Document Type: Article

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