Novel amine-catalysed hydroalkoxylation reactions of activated alkenes and alkynes

Chemical Communications

Volumn , Issue 2, 2005, Pages 227-229

  Murtagh, Julie E ^a   McCooey, Séamus H ^a   Connon, Stephen J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKENE; ALKYNE; AMINE; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; DANAIDONE; METHANOL; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; PROPANOL; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDITION REACTION; ALKOXYLATION; ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; BAYLIS HILLMAN REACTION; CATALYST; HYDROALKOXYLATION; HYDROXYLATION; PKA; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOSPECIFICITY; STOICHIOMETRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 12744280766     PISSN: 13597345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b414895a     Document Type: Article

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