Generation and intermolecular capture of cyclopropylacyl radicals

Organic Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 26, 2004, Pages 4969-4972

  Heinrich, Markus R ^a   Zard, Samir Z ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE SYNTHÈSE ORGANIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPROPANE; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; PHENYL GROUP; RADICAL; XANTHENE DERIVATIVE;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DERIVATIZATION; ELIMINATION REACTION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OLEFINATION; RADICAL REACTION; RING OPENING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 12344278987     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol047892i     Document Type: Article

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