The Ever-Elusive Tetra-ferf-butylethene (TTBE, 3,4-Di-ferf-butyl- 2,2,5,5-tetramethylhex-3-ene): Further insight on its preparation

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2141-2148

  Klein, Oliver ^a   Hopf, Henning ^a   Grunenberg, Jorg ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyclization; Diynes; Methylation; Oxygen heterocycles; Titanium

Indexed keywords

EID: 66149116724     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200801292     Document Type: Article

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