Palladium-catalyzed synthesis of tetrahydrofurans from γ-hydroxy terminal alkenes: Scope, limitations, and stereoselectivity

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 3099-3107

  Hay, Michael B ^a   Hardin, Alison R ^a   Wolfe, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; DERIVATIVES; OLEFINS; PALLADIUM; PHASE TRANSITIONS; REACTION KINETICS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

STEREOSELECTIVITY; STEROSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; TETRAHYDROFURANS;

OXYGEN;

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; TETRAHYDROFURAN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; LIGAND BINDING; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

EID: 17444400818     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo050022+     Document Type: Article

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