Chlorodimethylsulfonium chloride-mediated formation of phenyl-α- chloroazoalkanes

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 38, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 3623-3630

  Wyman, Jodi M ^a   Jochum, Stephanie ^a   Brewer, Matthias ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b Department of Chemistry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Activated DMSO; Aryl chloroazoalkanes; Chlorodimethylsulfonium chloride; Hydrazone; Oxidation; Phenylhydrazone

Indexed keywords

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CHLORODIMETHYLSULFONIUM; HYDRAZONE DERIVATIVE; PHENYL ALPHA CHLOROAZOALKANE; PHENYLHYDRAZONE DERIVATIVE; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SULFONIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; OXIDATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 54049143838     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910802179961     Document Type: Article

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