2-Methoxy-Δ3-1,3,4-oxadiazoline, a multipurpose precursor for the generation of a carbene, an ylide, or a diazo compound

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 31, 2008, Pages 5336-5345

  Mieusset, Jean Luc ^a   Billing, Peter ^a   Abraham, Michael ^a   Arion, Vladimir B ^a   Brecker, Lothar ^a   Brinker, Udo H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Carbenes; Diazo compounds; Oxadiazolines; Photochemical reactions; Ylides

Indexed keywords

EID: 55049110189     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200800709     Document Type: Article

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