A rapid synthesis of 2-aryl-5-substituted-2,3-dihydrobenzofurans

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 3727-3729

  Kuethe, Jeffrey T ^a   Wong, Audrey ^a   Journet, Michel ^a   Davies, Ian W ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TOLUENE;

AROMATIC ALDEHYDES; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; O-NITROTOLUENES;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

ALDEHYDE; DIHYDROBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

BENZOFURANS; CATALYSIS; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 17744369288     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0500941     Document Type: Article

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