Lewis acid-induced intramolecular Friedel-Crafts cyclization of 1,3-bis-exocyclic dienes. A new route to 4a-methyltetrahydrofluorenes

Organic Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2055-2057

  Lomberget, Thierry ^a   Bentz, Emilie ^a   Bouyssi, Didier ^a   Balme, Geneviève ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE; LEWIS ACID;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FRIEDEL CRAFTS REACTION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ALKADIENES; BORON COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC; CYCLIZATION; FLUORENES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION;

EID: 0141451974     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0344265     Document Type: Article

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