A new three-component cascade reaction to yield 3-spirocyclopropanated β-lactams

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1251-1255

  Zanobini, Alessandra ^a   Brandi, Alberto ^b   De Meijere, Armin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lactams; Cascade reactions; Cycloadditions; Cyclopropanes; Microwaves; Small rings

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644772154     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200500838     Document Type: Article

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