Bergman cycloaromatization of imidazole-fused enediynes: The remarkable effect of N-aryl substitution

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 3621-3624

  Zhao, Zhengrong ^a   Peng, Yunshan ^a   Dalley, N Kent ^a   Cannon, John F ^a   Peterson, Matt A ^a  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALKENYLDIALKYNE DERIVATIVE; ALKYL GROUP; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; NATURAL PRODUCT; PHENYL GROUP; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; ARYLATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CYCLIZATION; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 1842686348     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.02.152     Document Type: Article

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