Gold-catalyzed tandem cycloisomerization of alkynyloxiranes with nucleophiles: An efficient approach to 2,5-disubstituted furans

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 349, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 2493-2498

  Shu, Xing Zhong ^a   Liu, Xue Yuan ^a   Xiao, Hui Quan ^a,c   Ji, Ke Gong ^a   Guo, Li Na ^a   Qi, Chen Ze ^c   Liang, Yong Min ^a,b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LANZHOU INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^c SHAOXING COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Alkynes; Alkynyloxiranes; Cycloisomerization; Epoxides; Furans; Gold

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749091693     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200700319     Document Type: Article

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