Ruthenium-catalyzed cycloisomerization - Oxidation of homopropargyl alcohols. A new access to γ-butyrolactones

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 121, Issue 50, 1999, Pages 11680-11683

  Trost, Barry M ^a   Rhee, Young H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETOGENIN; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; FLAVORING AGENT; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE DERIVATIVE; IMIDE; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; RUTHENIUM DERIVATIVE; SPIRONOLACTONE; SUCCINIMIDE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ISOMERISM; OXIDATION; STOICHIOMETRY; SYNTHESIS; TOBACCO;

EID: 0033596290     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja992013m     Document Type: Article

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