Intramolecular aza-anti-Michael addition of an amide anion to enones: A regiospecific approach to tetramic acid derivatives

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 349, Issue 14-15, 2007, Pages 2301-2306

  Bi, Xihe ^a   Zhang, Jingping ^a   Liu, Qun ^a   Tan, Jing ^a   Li, Bing ^a  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amide anion; Anti Michael addition; Enones; Tetramic acids

Indexed keywords

EID: 35948940824     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200600542     Document Type: Article

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