Aromatic ring-opening of 2-fluorobenzothiophenes by alkyllithiums

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 2, 2005, Pages 247-250

  Belley, Michel ^a   Douida, Zohra ^a   Mancuso, John ^a   De Vleeschauwer, Marc ^a  

^a MERCK FROSST CENTRE FOR THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Addition to sulfur; Alkyllithium reagents; Benzothiophenes; Fritsch Buttenberg Wiechell rearrangements; Ring opening

Indexed keywords

1 FLUOROVINYL DERIVATIVE; 2 FLUOROBENZOTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; ACETYLENE DERIVATIVE; ALKYL GROUP; ANION; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZOTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; DIPHENYLACETYLENE DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; REAGENT; SULFUR; THIOPHENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FRITSCH BUTTENBURG WIECHELL REARRANGEMENT; LOW TEMPERATURE; REACTION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RING OPENING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SYNTHESIS; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 13844292454     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-837230     Document Type: Article

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