Synthesis and C-alkylation of hindered aldehyde enamines

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1019-1028

  Hodgson, David M ^a   Bray, Christopher D ^a,e   Kindon, Nicholas D ^a,b   Reynolds, Nigel J ^a   Coote, Steven J ^a,c   Um, Joann M ^a,d   Houk, K N ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYL HALIDES; C ALKYLATIONS; ELECTROPHILES; ENAMINES; LITHIUM AMIDES; N ALKYLATIONS; REACTION PATHWAYS; TERMINAL EPOXIDES;

ALKYLATION; AMIDES; AMINES; HYDROCARBONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALDEHYDES;

(HEX 1 EN 1 YL)DIISOBUTYLAMINE; ALDEHYDE; AMIDE; BUTYL(HEX 1 EN 1 YL)ISOBUTYLAMINE; ELECTROPHILE; ENAMINE; EPOXIDE; HALIDE; TERT BUTYL(HEX 1 EN 1 YL)(3,3 DIMETHYLBUT 2 YL)AMINE; TERT BUTYL(HEX 1 EN 1 YL)ISOPROPYLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ISOMERIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RING OPENING; SYNTHESIS;

ALDEHYDES; ALKYLATION; AMIDES; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; IMIDAZOLES; LITHIUM; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 64549085013     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo802016t     Document Type: Article

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