Synthesis of polyether cyclophanes through rhodium-catalyzed cross-alkyne cyclotrimerization

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 16, 2006, Pages 3575-3581

  Tanaka, Ken ^a   Sagae, Hiromi ^a   Toyoda, Kazuki ^a   Noguchi, Keiichi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkynes; Catalysis; Cyclophanes; Cyclotrimerization; Rhodium

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748356904     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200600232     Document Type: Article

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