Ruthenium-Catalyzed Cyclopropanation of Alkenes Using Propargylic Carboxylates as Precursors of Vinylcarbenoids

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 8505-8513

  Miki, Koji ^a   Ohe, Kouichi ^a   Uemura, Sakae ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERMOLECULAR CYCLOPROPANATION REACTIONS;

CATALYSIS; ISOMERS; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS;

OLEFINS;

ALKENE; ALKYNE; CARBENOID; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; RUTHENIUM; TRANSITION ELEMENT; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; CYCLOPROPANATION; ISOMER; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0142165973     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo034841a     Document Type: Article

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