Preparation of helicenes through olefin metathesis

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 45, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 2923-2926

  Collins, Shawn K ^a   Grandbois, Alain ^a   Vachon, Martin P ^a   Côté, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arenes; Helical structures; Helicenes; Microwave irradiation; Olefin metathesis

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; IRRADIATION; MICROWAVES; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

ARENES; HELICAL STRUCTURES; HELICENES; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; OLEFIN METATHESIS;

OLEFINS;

EID: 33745442211     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200504150     Document Type: Article

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