A novel prins cyclization through benzylic/allylic C-H activation

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 3442-3445

  Yu, Binxun ^a   Jiang, Tuo ^a   Li, Junpeng ^a   Su, Yingpeng ^a   Pan, Xinfu ^a   She, Xuegong ^a,b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LANZHOU INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOALKANE DERIVATIVE; DICHLOROMETHANE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; PYRAN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

CYCLIZATION; CYCLOPARAFFINS; ETHERS; METHYLENE CHLORIDE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PYRANS;

EID: 68149087631     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol901291w     Document Type: Article

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