Metalated nitriles: Chelation-controlled cyclizations to cis and trans hydrindanes and decalins

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1431-1436

  Fleming, Fraser F ^a   Viet, Anh Vu ^a   Shook, Brian C ^a   Rahman, Moshfiqur ^a   Steward, Omar W ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECALINS; HYDRINDANES; LITHIUM ALKOXIDE;

ALKYLATION; AROMATIZATION; CHELATION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

CYANIDES;

DECALIN DERIVATIVE; HYDRINDANE DERIVATIVE; INDAN DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; METAL DERIVATIVE; NITRILE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHELATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CIS TRANS ISOMERISM; CYCLIZATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 33846965282     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo062270r     Document Type: Article

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