A highly efficient preparative method of α-ylidene-β-diketones via AuIII-catalyzed acyl migration of propargylic esters

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 26, 2006, Pages 8414-8415

  Wang, Shaozhong ^a   Zhang, Liming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTER DERIVATIVE; GOLD; KETONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPLEX FORMATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOMERIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ACYLATION; ALKYNES; CATALYSIS; ESTERS; GOLD; KETONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROPANOLS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33745700263     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja062777j     Document Type: Article

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