Use of comparative triazolinium triflate fragmentation rates as a tool to assay relative competency of Brønsted bases in N→N proton transfer

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 4971-4973

  Donahue, Matthew G ^a   Hong, Ki Bum ^a   Johnston, Jeffrey N ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Additive effects; Ammonium triflate; Fragmentation; Heterocycle; Olefin aminohydroxylation

Indexed keywords

2,4 OXAZOLIDINEDIONE DERIVATIVE; ALCOHOL; AZIDE; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; BRONSTED BASE; ETHER; IMIDE; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; TRIAZOLINE DERIVATIVE; TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONIC ACID; WATER;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; PROTON TRANSPORT; STOICHIOMETRY; SYNTHESIS;

MESYLATES; NITROGEN; OXAZOLES; PROTONS; SOLVENTS; TRIAZINES;

EID: 68349158659     PISSN: 0960894X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.07.067     Document Type: Article

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