Nucleophilic acylation of o-quinone methides: An umpolung strategy for the synthesis of α-aryl ketones and benzofurans

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 4508-4509

  Mattson, Anita E ^a   Scheidt, Karl A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; SYNTHESIS;

ACYLATION; ANIONS; AZO COMPOUNDS; BENZOFURANS; INDOLEQUINONES; KETONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34247522312     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja068189n     Document Type: Article

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