Synthesis of hexahydrocyclopenta[c]furans by an intramolecular iron-catalyzed ring expansion reaction

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 349, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 2018-2026

  Hilt, Gerhard ^a   Bolze, Patrick ^a   Heitbaum, Maja ^a   Hasse, Katrin ^a   Harms, Klaus ^a   Massa, Werner ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Epoxides; Iron; Ring expansion; Salen ligands

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548419619     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200700035     Document Type: Article

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