Ruthenium-catalyzed cyclization of 2-alkyl-1-ethynylbenzenes via a 1,5-hydrogen shift of ruthenium-vinylidene intermediates

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3289-3292

  Odedra, Arjan ^a   Datta, Swarup ^a   Liu, Rai Shung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1-INDANONE; CYCLIZATION MECHANISM; HYDROGEN SHIFT;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CYCLIZATION; DERIVATIVES; REACTION KINETICS; RUTHENIUM; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

1 ETHYNYLBENZENE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BORIC ACID; RUTHENIUM; TRIS(1 PYRAZOLYL)BORATE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CYCLIZATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYDROGEN BOND; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

EID: 34247562660     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo062573l     Document Type: Article

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