Tandem nucleophilic addition/fragmentation reactions and synthetic versatility of vinylogous acyl triflates

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 6499-6507

  Kamijo, Shin ^a   Dudley, Gregory B ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRAGMENTATION REACTIONS; GRIGNARD REAGENTS; NUCLEOPHILES; TANDEM NUCLEOPHILIC ADDITION; VINYLOGOUS ACYL TRIFLATES;

ACETYLENE; CHEMICAL BONDS; HYDRIDES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANOMETALLICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

1,3 DIKETONE; ACETYLENE DERIVATIVE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; GRIGNARD REAGENT; HYDROGEN; ION; KETONE DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM; LITHIUM AMIDE; LITHIUM ENOLATE; ORGANOLITHIUM COMPOUND; REAGENT; TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYLOGOUS ACYL TRIFLATE DERIVATIVE;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DISSOCIATION; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEOPHILE; NUCLEOPHILIC ADDITION REACTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC; MESYLATES; VINYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33646548297     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0608085     Document Type: Article

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