An environmentally benign synthesis of cis-2,6-disubstituted tetrahydropyrans via indium-mediated tandem allylation/prins cyclization reaction

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 741-744

  Pham, Minh ^a   Allatabakhsh, Amir ^a   Minehan, Thomas G ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIZATION; INDIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALLYLATION; BENIGN SYNTHESIS; PRINS CYCLIZATION; TETRAHYDROPYRANS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; INDIUM; PROPYLENE; PYRAN DERIVATIVE; TETRAHYDROPYRAN DERIVATIVE; ALLYL COMPOUND; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE;

ALLYLATION; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CIS ISOMER; CROSS COUPLING REACTION; CYCLIZATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ALKYLATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYLATION; ALLYL COMPOUNDS; CYCLIZATION; INDIUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PYRANS; STEREOISOMERISM; TRIMETHYLSILYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 40949116624     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo7016857     Document Type: Article

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