Copper-catalyzed dimerization of chromium Fischer carbene complexes: Synthesis of dialkoxytrienes and their Nazarov-type cyclization to 2-alkoxy-2-cyclopentenones

Journal of Organometallic Chemistry

Volumn 689, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 3793-3799

  Barluenga, José ^a   Barrio, Pablo ^a   Vicente, Rubén ^a   López, Luis A ^a   Tomás, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

2 cyclopentenone; Carbene transfer; Chromium carbenes; Copper(I) carbenes; Dimerization; Nazarov reaction

Indexed keywords

COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; COPPER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SILICA GEL; TRANSITION METALS;

2-CYCLOPENTENONE; CARBENE TRANSFER; CHROMIUM CARBENES; COPPER(I) CARBENES; NAZAROV REACTION;

DIMERIZATION;

EID: 19344366427     PISSN: 0022328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2004.07.005     Document Type: Article

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