Imidazole-mediated cascade [2 + 2 + 2] annulation reactions: A highly diastereoselective synthetic protocol for the construction of multiply substituted cyclohexanes

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 36, 2008, Pages 6168-6174

  Liu, Xu Guang ^a   Shi, Min ^a,b  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

(Arylmethylidene)malononitriles; Imidazole; Multiply substituted cyclohexanes; Nitroalkenes; One pot three component reactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349087090     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200800853     Document Type: Article

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