Hydroxyalkylation of α-C-H bonds of tetrahydrofuran with aldehydes in the presence of triethylborane and tert-butyl hydroperoxide

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 625-627

  Yoshimitsu, Takehiko ^a   Arano, Yoshimasa ^a   Nagaoka, Hiroto ^a  

^a MEIJI PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYALKYLATION;

CHEMICAL BONDS; ETHERS; PEROXIDES;

ALDEHYDES;

ALDEHYDE; BORANE DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE; TETRAHYDROFURAN; TRIETHYLBORANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 0037462347     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo020590e     Document Type: Article

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