Synthesis of novel bis(β-lactam)-1,3-diynes by copper-promoted homo- or cross-coupling of alkynyl-2-azetidinones

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1575-1581

  Alcaide, Benito ^a   Almendros, Pedro ^a   Carrascosa, Rocío ^a   Rodríguez Acebes, Raquel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA ORGÁNICA GENERAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkynes; C C coupling; Copper; Lactams; Synthetic methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 53849097713     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200701083     Document Type: Article

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