Efficient, transition metal mediated, sequential, two- and three-component coupling reactions for the synthesis of highly substituted five-membered ring carbocycles

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 19, 2007, Pages 3158-3165

  Coia, Nicolas ^a   Bouyssi, Didier ^a   Balme, Geneviève ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Arylidenecyclopentanes; Copper iodide; Methylenecyclopentanes; Multicomponent reactions; Palladium; Synthetic design

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447318668     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200700197     Document Type: Article

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