Efficient nitro-aldol reaction using SmI2: A new route to nitro alcohols under very mild conditions

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 7919-7922

  Concellón, José M ^a   Rodríguez Solla, Humberto ^a   Concellón, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

BROMONITROMETHANE; NITRO ALCOHOLS; STEREOSELECTIVITY;

REACTION KINETICS;

ALCOHOL; ALKANOL; AMINOALDEHYDE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; NITROALKANE; SAMARIUM DIIODIDE;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 33749144495     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo061465w     Document Type: Article

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