Functionalised β-lactones from chromium alkyl(alkoxy)carbene complexes

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 3485-3486

  Caldwell, John J ^a   Kerr, William J ^a   McKendry, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkynes; Chromium and compounds; Lactones; Sonochemistry

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKYL GROUP; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; ISOMER; REACTION TIME; SYNTHESIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0033597265     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)00430-X     Document Type: Article

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9. 2O additives were used reaction work-up was also less routine.
10. 5. All new compounds exhibited satisfactory analytical and spectral data.
11. 3: C, 71.39; H, 9.59. Found C, 71.39; H, 9.86%.
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