N-heterocyclic carbene catalyzed reaction of enals and diaryl-1,2 diones via homoenolate: Synthesis of 4,5,5-trisubstituted γ-butyrolactones

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 20, 2007, Pages 3195-3200

  Nair, Vijay ^a,b   Vellalath, Sreekumar ^a   Poonoth, Manojkumar ^a   Suresh, Eringathodi ^c   Viji, Sreemathi ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

^c CSIR CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Benzil; Furil; Homoenolate; Lactones; N heterocyclic carbene; Thenil

Indexed keywords

FURIL; LACTONES; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE; THENIL;

CATALYSIS; NUCLEOPHILES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

REACTION KINETICS;

CARBENOID; DIARYL 1,2 DIONE DERIVATIVE; DIARYL KETONE; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE DERIVATIVE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; LACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 35548935546     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-990781     Document Type: Article

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