An alkoxide-directed intermolecular [2+2+1] annulation: A three-component coupling reaction for the synthesis of tetrasubstituted α,β- unsaturated γ-lactams

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 46, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 3912-3914

  McLaughlin, Martin ^a   Takahashi, Masayuki ^a   Micalizio, Glenn C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkynes; Carbometalation; Cross coupling; Imines; Titanium

Indexed keywords

ANNULATION; CARBOMETALATION; CROSS-COUPLING; IMINES;

REGIOSELECTIVITY; STEREOSELECTIVITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKOXY RADICAL; LACTAM; LIGAND; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; SINGLE HETEROCYCLIC RINGS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALCOHOLS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 1-RING; LACTAMS; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 34250717481     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200605060     Document Type: Article

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