Direct and stereospecific synthesis of allenes via reduction of propargylic alcohols with Cp2Zr(H)Cl

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 33, 2008, Pages 10874-10875

  Pu, Xiaotao ^a   Ready, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALLENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENANTIOMER; PROTON TRANSPORT; STEREOSPECIFICITY; SYNTHESIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALKADIENES; ALKYNES; CATALYSIS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PROPANOLS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 50249176474     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja8035527     Document Type: Article

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