Gold(I)-catalyzed ring expansion of cyclopropanols and cyclobutanols

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 27, 2005, Pages 9708-9709

  Markham, Jordan P ^a   Staben, Steven T ^a   Toste, F Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTANOL; CYCLOBUTANOL; CYCLOPROPANOL; GOLD; PROPANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BUTANOLS; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; ETHERS, CYCLIC; GOLD; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 22144454984     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja052831g     Document Type: Article

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