Alkylation of active methylenes via benzhydryl cations

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1823-1826

  Bisaro, Fabrice ^a   Prestat, Guillaume ^a   Vitale, Maxime ^a   Poli, Giovanni ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Benzhydrylation; Boron; Carbocations; Enols; Lewis acids

Indexed keywords

ACETOACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACETYLACETONE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; BORON DERIVATIVE; CARBENOID; ESTER DERIVATIVE; HALIDE; LEWIS ACID;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BOND; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036419163     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-34884     Document Type: Article

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