On the regioselectivity of the PIFA-mediated bis(trifluoroacetoxylation) of styrene-type compounds

Tetrahedron

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2465-2470

  Tellitu, Imanol ^a   Domínguez, Esther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hypervalent iodine; Phenonium ions; PIFA; Styrenes

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; IODINE DERIVATIVE; STYRENE DERIVATIVE; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 38649126199     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2007.12.045     Document Type: Article

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