Synthesis of α-keto-imides via oxidation of ynamides

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 8780-8784

  Al Rashid, Ziyad F ^a   Johnson, Whitney L ^a   Hsung, Richard P ^a   Wei, Yonggang ^a   Yao, Pei Yuan ^b   Liu, Renhei ^b   Zhao, Kang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; AMINES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; OLEFINS; OXIDATION; RUTHENIUM ALLOYS; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SILANES;

CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CHEMOSELECTIVE OXIDATIONS; HIGHLY EFFICIENT; MEDIATED OXIDATIONS; OXIDATION CONDITIONS; SYNTHESIS OF; SYNTHETIC UTILITIES;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND;

ALKENE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; DIMETHYLDIOXIRANE; IMIDE; OXYGEN; RUTHENIUM; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YNAMIDE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; OXIDATION; SILYLATION; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYNES; IMIDES; KETONES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 56449100050     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo8015067     Document Type: Article

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