Efficient method for the synthesis of polysubstituted benzenes by one-pot tandem reaction of vinyl malononitriles with nitroolefins

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 5443-5445

  Xue, Dong ^a   Li, Jie ^a   Zhang, Zun Ting ^a   Deng, Jin Gen ^b  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARYL COMPOUNDS; MALONONITRILES; TANDEM REACTIONS;

FREE RADICALS; OLEFINS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BENZENE;

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; NITRILE; NITROOLEFIN DERIVATIVE; TERPHENYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL MALONONITRILE DERIVATIVE;

AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; MICHAEL ADDITION; PRODUCT RECOVERY; REACTION ANALYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; BENZENE; KETONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRILES; NITRO COMPOUNDS; VINYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34447304056     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo070766i     Document Type: Article

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