Ionic vs pericyclic transition states for the cyclization reactions of cα-N anions derived from amides and phosphinamides

Organic Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 2141-2144

  Ramallal, Antonio Morán ^a   López Ortiz, Fernando ^b   González, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; CARBON; LITHIUM; NITROGEN;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; MICHAEL ADDITION; PHASE TRANSITION; REACTION ANALYSIS; RING CLOSING METATHESIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 3142713773     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0493204     Document Type: Article

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