Platinum and ruthenium chloride-catalyzed cycloisomerization of 1-alkyl-2-ethynylbenzenes: Interception of π-activated alkynes with a benzylic C-H bond

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 5471-5475

  Tobisu, Mamoru ^a   Nakai, Hiromi ^a   Chatani, Naoto ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED ALKYNES; AIR-STABLE; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; BENZYLIC; C-H BOND; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CYCLOISOMERIZATION; H-BONDS; KINETIC ISOTOPES; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; RUTHENIUM CHLORIDES; SUBSTITUENT EFFECT;

ACETYLENE; ALKYLATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPES; LABELS; PLATINUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RUTHENIUM; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

1 ALKYL 2 ETHYNYLBENZENE; ALKYNE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; CARBON; ELECTROPHILE; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPE; PLATINUM; PLATINUM DERIVATIVE; PLATINUM TETRACHLORIDE; RUTHENIUM CHLORIDE; RUTHENIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ISOMERIZATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 68049099258     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo901045g     Document Type: Article

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