TiCl3/PhN2+-mediated radical addition of ethers to aldimines generated in situ under aqueous conditions

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 46, Issue 48, 2005, Pages 8351-8354

  Clerici, Angelo ^a   Cannella, Rosalba ^a   Panzeri, Walter ^b   Pastori, Nadia ^a   Regolini, Eva ^a   Porta, Ombretta ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aldimines; One electron reduction; Radical addition; Three component reaction; Titanium trichloride

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CATION; CHLORIDE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN; IMINE; RADICAL; TITANIUM DERIVATIVE;

ADDITION REACTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOM; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; REDUCTION;

EID: 27644539170     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.09.158     Document Type: Article

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