Coupling of β-cyanocarbene-chromium complexes with 2-alkynylbenzoyl derivatives: A [5+5]-cycloaddition approach to phenanthridines

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 21, 2006, Pages 3661-3669

  Ghorai, Binay K ^a   Duan, Shaofeng ^a   Jiang, Delu ^a   Herndon, James W ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkynes; Carbene complexes; Chromium; Cycloadditions; Diels Alder reactions; Nitriles

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; DERIVATIVES; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CARBENE-ALKYNE COUPLING; CYANOCARBENE COMPLEXES; CYCLOADDITION APPROACH; DIELS-ALDER REACTIONS;

COMPLEXATION;

1 (2 HEX 1 YNYLPHENYL)ETHANONE; 2 ALKYNYLBENZOYL DERIVATIVE; 2 ETHYNYLBENZALDEHYDE; 2 HEX 1 YNYLBENZALDEHYDE; ALKYNE; ALKYNYLBENZAMIDE; BETA CYANOCARBENE; CARBENE; NITRILE; O ALKYNYLBENZOYL DERIVATIVE; PHENANTHRIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COUPLING FACTOR; CYCLOADDITION; DIELS ALDER REACTION;

EID: 33751315272     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-950286     Document Type: Article

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