Ruthenium-catalyzed transformation of 3-benzyl but-1-ynyl ethers into 1,3-dienes and benzaldehyde via transfer hydrogen

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 4692-4694

  Yeh, Kuo Liang ^a   Liu, Bo ^a   Lai, Yen Ting ^a   Li, Chia Wen ^a   Liu, Rai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; HYDROGENATION; RUTHENIUM;

CATALYST LOADING; DIENES; ETHER RINGS;

ETHERS;

2 ETHYNYLTETRAHYDROFURAN; 3 BENZYLBUT 1 YNYL ETHER; ALKADIENE; BENZALDEHYDE; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; RUTHENIUM COMPLEX; SOLVENT; TETRAHYDROFURAN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; DEGRADATION; HYDROGENATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 3042823716     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo049514x     Document Type: Article

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