Anomalous intramolecular C-H insertion reactions of rhodium carbenoids: Factors influencing the reaction course and mechanistic implications

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 3886-3898

  Clark, J Stephen ^a   Dossetter, Alexander G ^a   Wong, Yung Sing ^a   Townsend, Robert J ^a   Whittingham, William G ^b   Russell, C Adam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPLEXATION; SUBSTRATES;

ALLYLIC ETHERS; RHODIUM CARBENOIDS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

ALLYL COMPOUND; CARBENOID; CARBON; DEUTERIUM; ETHER DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; KETONE; RHODIUM COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; CYCLOPROPANATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 2542471780     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo049900e     Document Type: Article

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