Palladium-catalyzed sequential oxidative cyclization/coupling of 2-alkynylphenols and alkenes: A direct entry into 3-alkenylbenzofurans

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1083-1086

  Martínez, Claudio ^a   Álvarez, Rosana ^a   Aurrecoechea, José M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; ALKYNE; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

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

ALKENES; ALKYNES; BENZOFURANS; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PALLADIUM; PHENOLS;

EID: 64349093036     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol8028687     Document Type: Article

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