Efficient construction of polycyclic derivatives via a highly selective cui-catalyzed domino reductive-aldol cyclization

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1217-1220

  Deschamp, Julia ^a   Riant, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3-HYDROXYBUTANAL; ALDEHYDE; ALDOL; COPPER; CUPROUS IODIDE; IODIDE; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; COPPER; CYCLIZATION; IODIDES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOSPHINES; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 64049112847     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol802879f     Document Type: Article

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