Lewis acid-catalyzed [4 + 2] benzannulation between enynal units and enols or enol ethers: Novel synthetic tools for polysubstituted aromatic compounds including indole and benzofuran derivatives

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 5249-5253

  Asao, Naoki ^a   Aikawa, Haruo ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAL COMPOUNDS; BENZALDEHYDES; CARBONYL COMPOUNDS; DECARBONYLATED NAPHTHALENE;

ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; DERIVATIVES; KETONES; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; COPPER COMPLEX; ETHER DERIVATIVE; GOLD COMPLEX; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; LEWIS ACID;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIELS ALDER REACTION; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALDEHYDES; BENZOFURANS; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; ETHERS; GOLD COMPOUNDS; INDOLES; KETONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 33745700316     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo060597m     Document Type: Article

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