Intramolecular azide trapping of the Nazarov intermediate: Formation of peroxy-bridged indolizidinones via a deep-seated rearrangement and aerobic oxidation

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 703-706

  Rostami, Ali ^a   Wang, Yong ^a   Arif, Atta M ^a,b   McDonald, Robert ^a   West, F G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZIDE; BETAINE; BRIDGED COMPOUND; INDOLIZINE DERIVATIVE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; HYDROGENATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

AEROBIOSIS; AZIDES; BETAINE; BRIDGED COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; HYDROGENATION; INDOLIZINES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 33847775609     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol070053m     Document Type: Article

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