An Efficient Synthesis of Bicyclic Amidines by Intramolecular Cyclization

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 478-482

  Kumagai, Naoya ^a   Matsunaga, Shigeki ^a   Shibasaki, Masakatsu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Azides; Chirality; Cyclization; Nitrogen heterocycles

Indexed keywords

SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

INTRAMOLECULAR CYCLIZATION; RING-FORMING REACTIONS;

AMINES;

AMIDINE; AZIDE; BICYCLO COMPOUND;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; CYCLIZATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0842329033     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200352750     Document Type: Article

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