Rhodium-catalyzed synthesis of α-amido- and α-carboxylic- β-ketoesters

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 13, 2005, Pages 2234-2238

  Bertelsen, Søren ^a   Nielsen, Martin ^a   Bachmann, Stephan ^a   Jørgensen, Karl Anker ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amides; Carboxylic acids; Catalysis; Diazo compounds; Insertions; Rhodium

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; REACTION KINETICS; RHODIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AMIDES; DIAZO COMPOUNDS; INSERTIONS; KETOESTERS;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

2 (2 CHLOROACETYLAMINO) 3 OXOBUTYRIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; 2 (2 ETHOXYBENZOYLAMINO) 3 OXOBUTYRIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; 2 (2 NITROBENZOYLAMINO) 3 OXOBUTYRIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; 2 (3,4 DIFLUOROBENZOYLAMINO) 3 OXOBUTYRIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; 2 [(NAPHTHALENE 1 CARBONYL)AMINO] 3 OXOBUTYRIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; 2 ACETYLAMINO 3 OXOBUTYRIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; 2 BENZOYLAMINO 3 OXOBUTYRIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; 2 BENZOYLAMINO 4 CHLORO 3 OXOBUTYRIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; 3,4 DICHLOROBENZOIC ACID 1 ETHOXYCARBONYL 2 OXOPROPYL ESTER; 4 METHOXYBENZOIC ACID 1 ETHOXYCARBONYL 2 OXOPROPYL ESTER; 4 NITROBENZOIC ACID 1 ETHOXYCARBONYL 2 OXOPROPYL ESTER; ALPHA AMIDO BETA KETOESTER; BENZOIC ACID 1 ETHOXYCARBONYL 2 OXOPROPYL ESTER; BETA CARBOXYLIC BETA KETOESTER; KETONE DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHALENE 1 CARBOXYLIC ACID 1 ETHOXYCARBONYL 2 OXOPROPYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 23944485018     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-869952     Document Type: Article

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