Nickel-catalyzed, carbonyl-ene-type reactions: Selective for alpha olefins and more efficient with electron-rich aldehydes

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 5362-5363

  Ho, Chun Yu ^a   Ng, Sze Sze ^a   Jamison, Timothy F ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; ALLYL ALCOHOL; BENZYL ALCOHOL; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; NICKEL; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PROPYLENE;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME;

ALDEHYDES; ALKENES; CATALYSIS; ELECTRONS; NICKEL;

EID: 33646460152     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja061471+     Document Type: Article

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