Arene-catalysed lithiation of phenyl- and 1,1-diphenylcyclopropane: synthetic applications

Tetrahedron

Volumn 63, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 4655-4662

  Gómez, Cecilia ^a   Lillo, Victor J ^a   Yus, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

1,1 Diphenylcyclopropane; Allyllithium intermediates; Arene catalysed lithiation; Electrophilic substitution; Phenylcyclopropane; Reductive ring opening

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYLCYCLOPROPANE; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPROPYLBENZENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; LITHIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 34247197078     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2007.03.102     Document Type: Article

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