Ruthenium-Catalyzed Chemoselective N-Allyl Cleavage: Novel Grubbs Carbene Mediated Deprotection of Allylic Amines

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 5793-5799

  Alcaide, Benito ^a   Almendros, Pedro ^b   Alonso, Jose M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA ORGÁNICA GENERAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amines; Carbenes; Cleavage reactions; Protecting groups; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; ISOMERIZATION; NITROGEN; PALLADIUM; SUBSTRATES;

CHEMOSELECTIVITY;

RUTHENIUM;

ALLYL COMPOUND; AMINE; CARBENOID; COORDINATION COMPOUND; ETHER DERIVATIVE; GRUBBS CARBENE; INDOLIZIDINE ALKALOID; PALLADIUM; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; RUTHENIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DEPROTECTION REACTION; ENANTIOMER; HYDROLYSIS; ISOMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0347624092     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200305236     Document Type: Article

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