Chelation-Controlled Intermolecular Hydroacylation: Direct Addition of Alkyl Aldehydes to Functionalized Alkenes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 340-343

  Willis, Michael C ^a   McNally, Steven J ^a   Beswick, Paul J ^b  

^a University of Bath Claverton Down   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aldehydes; Alkenes; Homogeneous catalysis; Hydroacylation; Rhodium

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; ALKYLATION; ESTERS; ETHANE;

HYDROACYLATION;

OLEFINS;

1,2 BIS(DIPHENYLPHOSPHANYL)ETHANE; ALDEHYDE; ALKENE; AMIDE; ESTER; ETHANE; IMIDE; PHENYL GROUP; SULFONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACYLATION; ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHELATION; ELECTRON; MOLECULAR STABILITY; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0346500648     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200352751     Document Type: Article

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