Two-directional elaboration of hydroxyacetone under thermodynamically controlled conditions: Allylation or 2-propynylation and aldol reaction

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 435-441

  Ishikawa, Teruhiko ^a   Aikawa, Toshiaki ^a   Ohata, Eiko ^a   Iseki, Takako ^a   Maeda, Satoshi ^a   Matsuo, Takashi ^a   Fujino, Tatsuo ^a   Saito, Seiki ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOL REACTIONS; HYDROXY GROUP; HYDROXYACETONES;

ALCOHOLS; DEHYDRATION; REACTION KINETICS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

ALDEHYDES;

4 HYDROXY 6 HEPTADIEN 3 ONE; ACETONE; ALLYL COMPOUND; CARBON; HYDROXYL GROUP; METHYL GROUP; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; TETRAHYDROPYRAN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ALDOL REACTION; ALLYLATION; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; DEPROTECTION REACTION; HYDRATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ACETONE; ALKYLATION; ALKYNES; KETONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33846217034     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0618573     Document Type: Article

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