Chromium-mediated β-lactone synthesis using ultrasonication

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 3481-3484

  Caldwell, John J ^a   Harrity, Joseph P A ^a,b   Heron, Nicola M ^a   Kerr, William J ^a   McKendry, Sharon ^a   Middlemiss, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkynes; Chromium and compounds; Lactones; Sonochemistry

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKADIENE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CHROMIUM; KETENE DERIVATIVE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

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

EID: 0033597335     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)00429-3     Document Type: Article

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