Hydride shift generated oxonium ions: Evidence for mechanism and intramolecular trapping experiments to form trans THF derivatives

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2869-2871

  Donohoe, Timothy J ^a   Williams, Oliver ^a   Churchill, Gwydion H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydride shift; Oxonium ion; Reduction; Stereoselectivity; Synthetic methods

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANOMETALLICS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

HYDRIDE SHIFT; OXONIUM ION; REDUCTION; STEREOSELECTIVITY; SYNTHETIC METHODS;

IONS;

CATION; FURAN DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; ION; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; OXYGEN; TETRAHYDROFURAN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; STEREOISOMERISM;

CYCLIZATION; FURANS; HYDROGEN; IONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ONIUM COMPOUNDS; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 42249089076     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200705340     Document Type: Article

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