Polystyrene-supported N-methylthiourea: A convenient new reagent for the hydrogenolysis of bicyclic endoperoxides

Chemical Communications

Volumn , Issue 35, 2005, Pages 4426-4428

  Spivey, Alan C ^a   Mañas, Carles Giró ^a   Mann, Inderjit ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOPEROXIDE; METHYLTHIOUREA; POLYSTYRENE; RESIN; THIOUREA DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENANTIOMER; HYDROGENOLYSIS; OXYGENATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 25444434134     PISSN: 13597345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b508815a     Document Type: Article

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