A new method for the generation and cyclization of iminyl radicals via the Hudson reaction

Organic Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 637-639

  Lin, Xichen ^a   Stien, Didier ^a   Weinreb, Steven M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; FREE RADICAL; IMINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; CYCLIZATION; FREE RADICALS; IMINES;

EID: 0033606858     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol990720e     Document Type: Article

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