Asymmetric synthesis of dihydrofurans via a formal retro-Claisen photorearrangement

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2725-2730

  Xia, Wujiong ^a   Yang, Chao ^a   Patrick, Brian O ^a   Scheffer, John R ^a   Scott, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DERIVATIVES; IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; QUANTUM THEORY; REACTION KINETICS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CHEMICAL YIELDS; DIHYDROFURANS; ENANTIOMERS; RETRO-CLAISEN REARRAGEMENT; SOLUTION-PHASE IRRADIATION;

FURAN RESINS;

7 BENZOYLNORBORNENE DERIVATIVE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; DIHYDROFURAN; FURAN DERIVATIVE; NORBORNENE DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLAISEN REARRANGEMENT; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; IRRADIATION; PATERNO BUCHI REACTION; POLARIMETRY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SOLID STATE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; FURANS; NORBORNANES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 14744270470     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja043254j     Document Type: Article

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