N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed reaction of chalcones and enals via homoenolate: An efficient synthesis of 1,3,4-trisubstituted cyclopentenes

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 27, 2006, Pages 8736-8737

  Nair, Vijay ^a   Vellalath, Sreekumar ^a   Poonoth, Manojkumar ^a   Suresh, Eringathodi ^b  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

^b CSIR CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 METHOXYCINNAMALDEHYDE; CARBENE; CHALCONE; CINNAMALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPENTENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANNULATION REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DIASTEREOISOMER; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33745940097     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0625677     Document Type: Article

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