AuI-catalyzed tandem [3,3] rearrangement-intramolecular hydroarylation: Mild and efficient formation of substituted indenes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 45, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 3647-3650

  Marion, Nicolas ^a   Díez González, Silvia ^a   De Frémont, Pierre ^a   Noble, April R ^a   Nolan, Steven P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkynes; Allenes; Gold; Hydroarylation; Indenes

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; OLEFINS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

ALKYNES; ALLENES; HYDROARYLATION; INDENES;

GOLD;

EID: 33746275648     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200600571     Document Type: Article

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