Oxonitriles: Multicomponent Grignard addition-alkylations

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1126-1129

  Fleming, Fraser F ^a   Zhang, Zhiyu ^a   Wang, Qunzhao ^a   Steward, Omar W ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkylation; Grignard reagents; Michael addition; Multicomponent reactions; Oxonitriles

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CARBONYLATION; CHELATION; CONTROLLABILITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

OXONITRILES; STEREOCENTERS; TERPENOID;

ALKYLATION;

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; NITRILE; TERPENOID;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHELATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; ALKYLATION; CATALYSIS; CHELATING AGENTS; CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC; DITERPENES, ABIETANE; HYDROXYLATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRILES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 4544304795     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200352920     Document Type: Article

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