Synthesis of substituted pyrrolidines by sequential radical cyclization and N-acyliminium ion reactions

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 52, 1999, Pages 9189-9193

  Matos, Marta R P Norton ^a   Afonso, Carlos A M ^a   McGarvey, Timothy ^b   Lee, Paul ^b   Batey, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cyclizations; N acyliminium ion reactions; Pyrrolidines; Radical reactions

Indexed keywords

BORANE DERIVATIVE; IMINE; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLINE DERIVATIVE; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SUCCINIMIDE; TIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; PARTIAL DRUG SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033601399     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)01971-1     Document Type: Article

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