Rh-catalyzed isomerization and intramolecular redox reaction of alkynyl ethers affording dihydropyrans and ketoolefins

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3166-3167

  Shikanai, Daisuke ^a   Murase, Hirohiko ^a   Hata, Takeshi ^a   Urabe, Hirokazu ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM; ETHERS; REDOX REACTIONS; RHODIUM; TOLUENE;

ALKYNYLS; C-H BOND; CATALYTIC AMOUNTS; GOOD YIELD; HYDROGEN ATOMS; INTRAMOLECULAR TRANSFER; REGIO-SELECTIVE; RHODIUM CATALYSTS; RING CLOSURES; STARTING MATERIALS; TETRA-HYDROFURAN;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ALKYNYL ETHER; ALKYNYL GROUP; DIHYDROPYRAN; KETOOLEFIN; PYRAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALKENE; ALKYNE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; PYRAN DERIVATIVE; RHODIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; ISOMERIZATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; ALKYNES; CATALYSIS; ETHERS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PYRANS; RHODIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 67749142078     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja809826a     Document Type: Article

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