2,3,4-Triphenyl-3-azabicyclo[3.2.0]hepta-1,4-diene - Facile ring-opening by electrophiles and novel reactions with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 22, 2004, Pages 4667-4671

  Matsumoto, Kiyoshi ^a   Goto, Sadahito ^b   Hayashi, Naoto ^c   Iida, Hirokazu ^a   Uchida, Takane ^d   Kakehi, Akikazu ^e  

^a CHIBA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b TOYOBO CO LTD   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^e SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Azepine; Retro Friedel Crafts reaction; Ring opening; Small ring system

Indexed keywords

2,3,4 TRIPHENYL 3 AZABICYCLO[3.2.0]HEPTA 1,4 DIENE; ACETYLENEDICARBOXYLIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; AZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BICYCLO COMPOUND; BUTANE; CYCLOBUTENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTRICITY; REACTION ANALYSIS; RING OPENING;

EID: 12344305443     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200400433     Document Type: Article

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