Dual reactivity pattern of allenolates "on water": The chemical basis for efficient allenolate-driven organocatalytic systems

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 4823-4832

  González Cruz, David ^a,b   Tejedor, David ^a,b   De Armas, Pedro ^a,b   García Tellado, Fernando ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE PRODUCTOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b Madrid Spain   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acetylides; Allenolates; Cycloaddition; Organocatalysis; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

ACETYLIDES; ALLENOLATES; ORGANOCATALYSIS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

AMINES; CATALYSIS; CYCLOADDITION; ETHERS; ISOMERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

REACTION KINETICS;

ALKYNE; ALLENOLIC ACID; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN OXIDE; NITRONES; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALKYNES; CATALYSIS; NAPHTHALENES; NITROGEN OXIDES; STEREOISOMERISM; WATER;

EID: 34250327977     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200700227     Document Type: Article

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