Metalation in hydrocarbon solvents: The mechanistic aspects of substrate-promoted ortho-metalations

Tetrahedron

Volumn 59, Issue 41, 2003, Pages 8275-8284

  Slocum, D W ^a   Dumbris, Seth ^a   Brown, Scott ^a   Jackson, Gina ^a   LaMastus, Roslyn ^a   Mullins, Elwood ^a   Ray, Jonathan ^a   Shelton, Phillip ^a   Walstrom, Amy ^a   Wilcox, J Micah ^a   Holman, R W ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deoligomerization; Di and tri methoxybenzenes; Hydrocarbon solvents; Metalation

Indexed keywords

1,2,4 TRIMETHOXYBENZENE; 1,3 DIMETHOXYBENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; HYDROCARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERATROLE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; METALATION; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0141794090     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2003.07.010     Document Type: Article

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