Chemoselective epoxidation of ene-ynamides: Intramolecular cyclopropanation induced by the intermediate α-oxocarbene

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Volumn , Issue 18, 2007, Pages 2819-2822

  Couty, Sylvain ^a   Meyer, Christophe ^a   Cossy, Janine ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cyclopropanation; Epoxidation; Oxirene; Ynamides; oxocarbene

Indexed keywords

CARBENOID;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMOSENSITIZATION; CYCLOPROPANATION; DIASTEREOISOMER; EPOXIDATION; ISOMERIZATION;

EID: 36549002124     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-990841     Document Type: Article

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