Boron trihalide mediated alkyne-aldehyde coupling reactions: A mechanistic investigation

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2668-2673

  Kabalka, George W ^a   Yao, Min Liang ^a   Borella, Scott ^a   Wu, Zhongzhi ^a   Ju, Yu Hong ^a   Quick, Travis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ALKENYLBORON DIHALIDES; HYDROXYL GROUPS; PENTADIENES; REACTION TEMPERATURE;

BORON COMPOUNDS;

ACETYLACETONE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; ALKENYL GROUP; ALKYNE DERIVATIVE; BORON; BORON DERIVATIVE; HALIDE; HYDROXYL GROUP;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; TEMPERATURE;

ALDEHYDES; ALKADIENES; ALKYNES; BORANES; BORON COMPOUNDS; CHLORIDES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 41649111948     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo702493j     Document Type: Article

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