A theoretical investigation of the Co(CO)4--catalyzed carbonylative ring expansion of N-benzoyl-2-methylaziridine to β-lactams: Reaction mechanism and effect of substituent at the aziridine C α atom

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3259-3267

  Ardura, Diego ^a   López, Ramón ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYL GROUP; LACTAMS; N-BENZOYL-2-METHYLAZIRIDINE;

CARBONYLATION; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COBALT COMPOUNDS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; REGIOSELECTIVITY; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

AMINES;

AZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; BETA LACTAM DERIVATIVE; CARBONIC ACID; COBALT DERIVATIVE; COBALT TETRACARBONATE; N BENZOYL 2 METHYLAZIRIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CARBONYLATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BINDING; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; KOHM SHAM METHOD; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; POLARIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; RING OPENING; SOLVENT EFFECT; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

AZIRIDINES; BETA-LACTAMS; CARBON; CATALYSIS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR;

EID: 34247626746     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0625249     Document Type: Article

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