Palladium catalyzed [2+2+1] cyclotrimerization of allcynes: Selective synthesis of fulvenes

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1971-1974

  Radhakrishnan, Ukkiramapandian ^a   Gevorgyan, Vladimir ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshinori ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkynes; Cyclotrimerization; Fulvenes; Palladium

Indexed keywords

ALKYNE DERIVATIVE; FULVENE DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; HYDROGENATION; METAL BINDING; POLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0034681807     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)00075-7     Document Type: Article

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