A New Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons type coupling reaction between nonstabilized β-hydroxy phosphonates and aldehydes or ketones

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1821-1824

  Reichwein, John F ^a   Pagenkopf, Brian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLING REACTION;

ALDEHYDES; HYDROLYSIS; SAPONIFICATION;

KETONES;

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; REACTION ANALYSIS; SAPONIFICATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0037442336     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja027658s     Document Type: Article

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