A tandem carbanion addition/carbon-carbon bond cleavage yields alkynyl ketones

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 5028-5029

  Kamijo, Shin ^a   Dudley, Gregory B ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALKYNYL GROUP; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOALKENE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; TOLUENE;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYPOTHESIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 17144392896     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja050663m     Document Type: Article

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