Solvent-dependent stabilization of the E configuration of propargylic secondary amides

Organic Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 2335-2337

  Gardner, Robb R ^a   McKay, Sonya L ^a   Gellman, Samuel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; CHLOROFORM; SOLVENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOISOMERISM;

AMIDES; CHLOROFORM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SOLVENTS; STEREOISOMERISM; WATER;

EID: 0034720952     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol006096j     Document Type: Article

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