Diastereoselective metal-catalyzed [4 + 2 + 2] carbocyclization reactions utilizing a rhodium N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complex: The first example of a rhodium NHC-catalyzed [m + n + o] carbocyclization

Chemical Communications

Volumn , Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-65

  Evans, P Andrew ^a   Baum, Erich W ^a   Fazal, Aleem N ^a   Pink, Maren ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBENE; METAL; RHODIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYCLIZATION; DERIVATIZATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; METHODOLOGY; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 12744278006     PISSN: 13597345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b413438a     Document Type: Article

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