Copper-catalyzed rearrangement of vinyl oxiranes

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 50, 2006, Pages 16054-16055

  Batory, Lindsay A ^a   McInnis, Christine E ^a   Njardarson, Jon T ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,2 EPOXY 3 BUTENE; COPPER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; COPPER; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; FURANS; HYDROGEN; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 33845571393     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja067073o     Document Type: Article

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