Cross-metathesis of α-methylene-β-lactams: the first tetrasubstituted alkenes by CM

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1020-1022

  Liang, Yanke ^a   Raju, Ravinder ^a   Le, Tri ^a   Taylor, Christopher D ^a   Howell, Amy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; ALKYL GROUP; BETA LACTAM DERIVATIVE; CARBENE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS; RING CLOSING METATHESIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 58149520216     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.12.060     Document Type: Article

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