Innovative catalytic protocols for the ring-closing Friedel-crafts-type alkylation and alkenylation of arenes

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 16, 2006, Pages 3527-3544

  Bandini, Marco ^a   Emer, Enrico ^a   Tommasi, Simona ^a   Umani Ronchi, Achille ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arenes; Asymmetric synthesis; Catalysis; Cycloaddition; Synthetic methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748340434     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200500995     Document Type: Short Survey

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