Superacid-Catalyzed Reactions of Cinnamic Acids and the Role of Superelectrophiles

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2340-2347

  Rendy, Rendy ^a   Zhang, Yun ^a   McElrea, Aaron ^a   Gomez, Alma ^a   Klumpp, Douglas A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; POSITIVE IONS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ELECTROPHILICITY; SUPERELECTROPHILES;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CATION; CHALCONE; CINNAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; INDANONE DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SUPERACID; SUPERELECTROPHILE; TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMOREACTIVITY; ELECTROPHILE; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ACYLATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CHALCONE; CINNAMATES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MESYLATES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 1842557286     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo030327t     Document Type: Article

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