Novel five/five- and six/five-membered bicyclic nitroso acetals from high-pressure-promoted cyclisation reactions of p-methoxybenzyl vinyl ether, 1-nitro-2-heteroaryl ethenes, and mono- and di-substituted olefins

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 3, 2001, Pages 553-560

  Kuster, George J T ^a   Steeghs, Ruud H J ^a   Scheeren, Hans W ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alkenes; Cycloadditions; Heterocycles; High pressure chemistry; Nitroso acetals

Indexed keywords

1 METHOXY 4 [(VINYLOXY)METHYL]BENZENE; 3 [2 NITROETH 1 ENYL]PYRIDINE; ACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; BICYCLO COMPOUND; ETHYLENE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; DIPOLE; ELECTRON; PRESSURE;

EID: 0035142866     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-0690(200102)2001:3<553::AID-EJOC553>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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