Spirocyclopropanated bicyclopropylidenes: Straightforward preparation, physical properties, and chemical transformations

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 18, 2001, Pages 4021-4034

  De Meijere, Armin ^a   Von Seebach, Malte ^a   Zöllner, Stefan ^a   Kozhushkov, Sergei I ^a   Belov, Vladimir N ^b   Boese, Roland ^c   Haumann, Thomas ^c   Benet Buchholz, Jordi ^c   Yufit, Dmitrii S ^d   Howard, Judith A K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bicyclopropylidene; Carbenoids; Cyclopropanation; Small ring systems; Strained molecules

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGENATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DEHALOGENATIVE COUPLING;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CARBENOID; CYCLOALKENE; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; HEPTANE; PROPANE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEHALOGENATION; DIMERIZATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROGENATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035903606     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3765(20010917)7:18<4021::AID-CHEM4021>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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