Lithium carbenoids-ultra-reactive yet selective reagents for methylenation and halomethylenation of sulfones

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 5646-5657

  Pearlman, Bruce A ^a,b   Putt, Sterling R ^a   Fleming, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLSUBSTITUTED CARBENOID; METHYLENE CARBENOIDS; OLEFINATION; VINYLIDENE CARBENOIDS;

IONIC CONDUCTION; IONIZATION; OLEFINS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SULFONATION;

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS;

CARBENOID; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; REAGENT; SULFONE DERIVATIVE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; HALOMETHYLENATION; METHYLENATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ALKENES; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROCARBONS, HALOGENATED; LITHIUM; METHANE; METHYLATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SULFONES; VINYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33746327490     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo060669+     Document Type: Article

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