N-heterocyclic carbene catalyzed reaction of enals and 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds: Stereoselective synthesis of spiro γ-butyrolactones

Organic Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 507-509

  Nair, Vijay ^a   Vellalath, Sreekumar ^a   Poonoth, Manojkumar ^a   Mohan, Resmi ^a   Suresh, Eringathodi ^b  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

^b CSIR CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; CARBENE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; HYDROCARBON; ISATIN; METHANE; SPIRO COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; HYDROCARBONS; ISATIN; METHANE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SPIRO COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 32644452625     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol052926n     Document Type: Article

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