Stereoselective synthesis of tri- and tetrasubstituted alkenes by iron-catalyzed carbometalation ring-opening reactions of cyclopropenes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 38, 2008, Pages 7350-7353

  Wang, Yi ^a   Fordyce, Euan A F ^a   Chen, Fung Yan ^a   Lam, Hon Wai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addition small ring systems; Alkenes; Iron; Nucleophilic; Strained molecules

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; HYDROCARBONS; PROPYLENE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOSELECTIVITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ADDITION SMALL RING SYSTEMS; ALKENES; IRON; NUCLEOPHILIC; STRAINED MOLECULES;

OLEFINS;

ALKENE; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPROPENE; IRON;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; CATALYSIS; CYCLOPROPANES; IRON; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 53249138296     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200802391     Document Type: Article

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