Cu(I)-catalyzed regioselective synthesis of polysubstituted furans from propargylic esters via postulated (2-Furyl)carbene complexes

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 41, 2008, Pages 13528-13529

  Barluenga, José ^a   Riesgo, Lorena ^a   Vicente, Rubén ^a   López, Luis A ^a   Tomás, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

(2 FURYL)CARBENE COMPLEX; CARBENOID; COPPER; ESTER DERIVATIVE; FURAN DERIVATIVE; PROPARGYLIC ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COVALENT BOND; ISOMERIZATION; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 53849147913     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja8058342     Document Type: Article

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