Rh-catalyzed intermolecular reactions of alkynes with α-diazoesters that possess β-hydrogens: Ligand-based control over divergent pathways

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-23

  Panne, Patricia ^a   Fox, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYNE DERIVATIVE; ALPHA DIAZOESTER DERIVATIVE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; LIGAND; RHENIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHIRALITY; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ALKYNES; AZO COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CYCLOPROPANES; HYDROGEN; LIGANDS; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; RHODIUM;

EID: 33846113394     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0660195     Document Type: Article

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