Synthesis of (E)-a,β-unsaturated esters and amides with total selectivity using samarium diiodide

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 2773-2775

  Concellón, José M ^a   Pérez Andrés, Juan A ^a   Rodríguez Solla, Humberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkenes; Eliminations; Samarium; Stereoselectivity

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; ESTER; SAMARIUM DIIODIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL REACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0040184024     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3773(20000804)39:15<2773::AID-ANIE2773>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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