Synthesis of β-lactams from diazoketones and imines: The use of microwave irradiation

Organic Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1849-1851

  Linder, Michael R ^a   Podlech, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZO COMPOUND; BETA LACTAM; IMINE; KETONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; SYNTHESIS;

AZO COMPOUNDS; BETA-LACTAMS; IMINES; KETONES; MICROWAVES;

EID: 0035859335     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol015891+     Document Type: Article

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