Tandem cyclopropanation with dibromomethane under Grignard conditions

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 7543-7554

  Brunner, Gerhard ^a   Eberhard, Laura ^a   Oetiker, Jürg ^a   Schröder, Fridtjof ^a  

^a GIVAUDAN SCHWEIZ AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ETHERS; LIGHT METALS; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CYCLOPROPANATION; DIBROMOMETHANE; GRIGNARD REAGENTS;

MAGNESIUM;

1,2 EPOXY 3 BUTENE; ALDEHYDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DIBROMOMETHANE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; KETONE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; MAGNESIUM DERIVATIVE; METHANOL DERIVATIVE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLOPROPANATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GRIGNARD REACTION; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 53049086763     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo8007397     Document Type: Article

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