Homogeneous Diels-Alder catalysis by organotungsten Lewis acid containing tris(2-pyridyl)phosphine ligand

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 35, 1999, Pages 6451-6454

  Kuo, Cheng Yi ^a   Fuh, Yaw Shyan ^a   Chaen, Ming Cheng ^a   Yu, Shuchun Joyce ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diels Alder reaction; Homogeneous catalysis; Organotungsten Lewis acid; Tris(2 pyridyl)phosphine complex

Indexed keywords

LIGAND; TRIS(2 PYRIDYL)PHOSPHINE; TUNGSTEN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BINDING; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LIGAND BINDING; METAL BINDING; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; REACTION ANALYSIS;

BETULACEAE;

EID: 0033609841     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)01284-8     Document Type: Article

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