Rhodium-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition of alkenyl isocyanates and alkynes

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2782-2783

  Yu, Robert T ^a   Rovis, Tomislav ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENYL GROUP; ALKYNE; RHODIUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CYCLOADDITION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOISOMERISM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ALKENES; ALKYNES; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; ISOCYANATES; RHODIUM;

EID: 33644933863     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja057803c     Document Type: Article

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