Interrupted Nazarov cyclization on silica gel

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 36, 2005, Pages 12472-12473

  Dhoro, Francis ^a   Tius, Marcus A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANILINE DERIVATIVE; SILICA GEL;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYCLIZATION; ISOMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

CYCLIZATION; GELS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; KETONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 24744438218     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja053393g     Document Type: Article

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