Rhodium-catalyzed intramolecular C-H insertion of α-aryl-α- diazo ketones

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3207-3210

  Taber, Douglass F ^a   Tian, Weiwei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARYL CYCLOPENTANONES; DIAZO KETONES; INTRAMOLECULAR C-H INSERTION;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL BONDS; CYCLIZATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS; RHODIUM;

KETONES;

ALPHA DIAZOKETONE DERIVATIVE; CARBON; CYCLOPENTANONE DERIVATIVE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; PROTON; RHODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRODUCT RECOVERY; REACTION OPTIMIZATION;

CARBON; CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC; HYDROGEN; KETONES;

EID: 34247621671     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0624694     Document Type: Article

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