The first generation of azulenyl-lithium and -magnesium: A novel, versatile method of introducing a substituent at the 2-position of an azulene skeleton

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-34

  Kurotobi, Kei ^a   Tabata, Hiroshi ^a   Miyauchi, Masato ^a   Mustafizur, Rahman A F M ^a   Migita, Kouto ^a   Murafuji, Toshihiro ^a   Sugihara, Yoshikazu ^a   Shimoyama, Hirotsugu ^b   Fujimori, Kunihide ^b  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Azulenes; Halogens; Lithium; Magnesium; Metalations

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

PROTON ABSTRACTION;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AZULENE DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; MAGNESIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; PROTON TRANSPORT; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037242820     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-36245     Document Type: Article

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