Formation of a tetracyclic isoquinoline derivative by rearrangement of a [(bromophenyl)butyryl]oxazolidinone

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1059-1063

  Roydhouse, Mark D ^a   Walton, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyclisation; EPR spectroscopy; Heterocycles; Radical ions; Rearrangement

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250626098     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200600918     Document Type: Article

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