Highly chemo-, regio-, and stereoselective [3+2]-cyclization of activated and deactivated allenes with alkenyl fischer carbene complexes: A straightforward access to alkylidenecyclopentanone derivatives

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 7050-7054

  Barluenga, José ^a   Vicente, Rubén ^a   López, Luis A ^a   Tomás, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHROMIUM; COMPLEXATION; DERIVATIVES; ISOMERIZATION; RHODIUM; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ALKENYL FISCHER CARBENE COMPLEXES; ALKYLIDENECYCLOPENTANONE DERIVATIVES; CYCLIZATION; DEACTIVATED ALLENES;

OLEFINS;

(CARBONYL)METHYLIDENECYCLOPENTENE DERIVATIVE; ALKENYL GROUP; ALLENE DERIVATIVE; AMIDE; AMIDOCYCLOPENTENE DERIVATIVE; CARBENE; CARBONYLALLENE DERIVATIVE; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPENTANONE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPENTENE DERIVATIVE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; PHENOXYALLENE; PHENOXYCYLOPENTENE DERIVATIVE; RHODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYCLIZATION; HYDROLYSIS; ISOMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33744783130     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0586788     Document Type: Article

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