Palladium(II)-catalyzed synthesis of 2-alkoxytetrahydrofurans from allylic alcohols and vinyl ethers: Stereospecificity and catalysis

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 18, 2006, Pages 3110-3114

  Kawamura, Yasufumi ^a   Imai, Takuro ^a   Hosokawa, Takahiro ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heterocycles; Oxidation; Oxypalladation; Palladium; Palladium hydride elimination

Indexed keywords

2 BUTOXY 4 EXOMETHYLENETETRAHYDROFURAN; 4 BENZYLIDENE 2 ETHOXYTETRAHYDROFURAN; ALCOHOL; ALLYL COMPOUND; COPPER DERIVATIVE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; PALLADIUM; TETRAHYDROFURAN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; STEREOSPECIFICITY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33751262462     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-951513     Document Type: Article

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