Coupling of propargylsilanes with Fischer carbene chromium complexes: A new synthesis of conjugated dienes

Journal of Organometallic Chemistry

Volumn 689, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 3379-3387

  Patel, Paren P ^a   Zhu, Yixin ^a   Zhang, Lei ^b   Herndon, James W ^b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkynes; Carbene complexes; Chromium; Dienes; Silicon migration

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; CARBENE; CARBON; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SILICON;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONJUGATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 4644241208     PISSN: 0022328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2004.07.051     Document Type: Article

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