Pyridine-catalyzed addition of diaryl-1,2-diones to dimethyl butynedioate leading to the formation of 1,2-diaroyl dimethyl maleates via an unprecedented rearrangement

Organic Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1189-1191

  Nair, Vijay ^a   Pillai, Abhilash N ^a   Menon, Rajeev S ^a   Suresh, Eringathodi ^b  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

^b CSIR CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTANE; DIMETHYLBUTYNEDIOIC ACID; KETONE DERIVATIVE; MALEIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHYL GROUP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; ARYLATION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 18244397170     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol050225k     Document Type: Article

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