Isomerization of 7-oxabenzonorbornadienes into naphthols catalyzed by [RuCl2(CO)3]2

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 7570-7573

  Ballantine, Melissa ^a   Menard, Michelle L ^a   Tam, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; RUTHENIUM CATALYSTS; UNSYMMETRICAL;

ISOMERIZATION; ISOMERS; RUTHENIUM; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS;

7 OXABENZONORBORNADIENE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; BRONSTED ACID; CYCLOPROPANE; NAPHTHOL DERIVATIVE; RUTHENIUM; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ISOMERIZATION;

CATALYSIS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NAPHTHOLS; NORBORNANES; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; RUTHENIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 70349449751     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo901504n     Document Type: Article

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