Remarkably Facile Hexatriene Electrocyclizations as a Route to Functionalized Cyclohexenones via Ring Expansion of Cyclobutenones

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1624-1625

  Magomedov, Nabi A ^a   Ruggiero, Piero L ^a   Tang, Yuchen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; BUTANE; CYCLOALKENE; CYCLOBUTENONE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOHEXENE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOHEXENONE DERIVATIVE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; KETONE; LITHIUM; SULFONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROCYCLIZATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; REACTION ANALYSIS; RING CLOSING METATHESIS; RING EXPANSION; RING OPENING;

EID: 1242269278     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0399066     Document Type: Article

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