Synthesis of indenyl ethers by gold(I)-catalyzed intramolecular carboalkoxylation of alkynes

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 37, 2006, Pages 12062-12063

  Dubé, Pascal ^a   Toste, F Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYNE DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; GOLD; INDENE DERIVATIVE; INDENYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYNES; BENZYLIDENE COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; ETHERS; GOLD; INDENES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 33748774422     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja064209+     Document Type: Article

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