Lewis acid-catalyzed cyclotrimerization of methyl 3-acetylazulene-1-carboxylate in alcohols

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 33, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 2757-2762

  Yamashiro, Satoko ^a   Imafuku, Kimiaki ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyclotrimerization, Acetylazulene; Lewis acid; Triazulenylbenzene

Indexed keywords

1,3 BIS(3 METHOXYCARBONYL 1 AZULENYL) 2 BUTEN 1 ONE; 1,3,5 TRI(1 AZULENYL)BENZENE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; AZULENE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE; LEWIS ACID; METHYL 3 ACETYLAZULENE 1 CARBOXYLATE; MONOMER; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SILICON TETRACHLORIDE; THIONYL CHLORIDE; TITANIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLOTRIMERIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0043131926     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SCC-120022162     Document Type: Article

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