Enhancement of cyclopropanation chemistry in the silver-catalyzed reactions of aryldiazoacetates

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 6090-6091

  Thompson, Janelle L ^a   Davies, Huw M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBENOID; SILVER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLOPROPANATION; DECOMPOSITION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 34249043850     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja069314y     Document Type: Article

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