A rhodium(I)-catalyzed demethylation-cyclization of o-anisole-substituted ynamides in the synthesis of chiral 2-amido benzofurans

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2361-2364

  Oppenheimer, Jossian ^a   Johnson, Whitney L ^a   Tracey, Michael R ^a   Hsung, Richard P ^a   Yao, Pei Yuan ^b   Liu, Renhe ^b   Zhao, Kang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYNE; AMIDE; ANISOLE; ANISOLE DERIVATIVE; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; RHODIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; METHYLATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ALKYNES; AMIDES; ANISOLES; BENZOFURANS; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYCLIZATION; METHYLATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; RHODIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 34250867364     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0707362     Document Type: Article

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