Organocatalytic nucleophilic ring opening of cyclopropanecarbaldehydes by benzenethiols: Tandem synthesis of benzo[b]thiepines

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1830-1834

  Li, Angxi ^a   Li, Zhiming ^a   Wang, Quanrui ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aldol reactions; Heterocycles; Regioselectivity; Ring opening; Tandem reactions

Indexed keywords

2 PHENYLCYCLOPROPANECARBALDEHYDE; 2 THIOSALICYLALDEHYDE; 2,3 DIHYDROBENZO[B]THIEPINE 4 CARBALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; BENZOTHIEPIN DERIVATIVE; BENZOTHIOPHENE; BUTYRALDEHYDE; CINNAMIC ACID; CINNAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; ENAMINE; FLUORINE; LEWIS ACID; NITROBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROLINE; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE; SALICYLALDEHYDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDITION REACTION; ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONJUGATE; CYCLOPROPANATION; HOMOCONJUGATE; ORGANOCATALYSIS; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; RING OPENING; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 67649958225     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: 14372096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1217370     Document Type: Article

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