Concise synthesis of dimethyl (2-oxopropyl)phosphonate and homologation of aldehydes to alkynes in a tandem process

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 299-310

  Maehr, Hubert ^a   Uskokovic, Milan R ^a   Schaffner, Carl P ^b  

^a Bioxell Inc   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Aldehydes; Alkynes; Homologation; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE; ALKYNE; AZIDE; BASE; REAGENT; SOLVENT; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM;

ALKYNYLATION; ARTICLE; ELECTRON; EXTRACTION; METHANOLYSIS; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; OXIDATION; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 58149127315     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910802372566     Document Type: Article

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