Copper(I)-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization reaction of 2-(2'- chlorophenyl)ethanol to give 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 4011-4014

  Zhu, Jingyang ^a   Price, Benjamin A ^a   Zhao, Shannon X ^a   Skonezny, Paul M ^a  

^a BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

2,3 dihydrobenzofuran; 2 (2' chlorophenyl)ethanol; Catalysis; Copper(I) chloride; Intramolecular cyclization

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COPPER; DIHYDROBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CYCLIZATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; REDUCTION;

EID: 0034729487     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)00548-7     Document Type: Article

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