One-pot synthesis of highly substituted tetrahydrofurans from activated propargyl alcohols using Bu3P

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 49, Issue 41, 2008, Pages 6009-6012

  Pedduri, Yakambram ^a   Williamson, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Double Michael addition; Tandem conjugate addition; Tetrahydrofuran ring; Tributylphosphine

Indexed keywords

PROPARGYL ALCOHOL; TETRAHYDROFURAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; MICHAEL ADDITION; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

EID: 50049126603     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.07.180     Document Type: Article

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