Allylic and allenic halide synthesis via NbCl5- and NbBr 5-mediated alkoxide rearrangements

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 7294-7299

  Ravikumar, P C ^a   Yao, Lihua ^a   Fleming, Fraser F ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKOXIDES; AROMATIC ALCOHOLS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; DISPLACEMENT MECHANISMS; NUCLEOPHILIC ADDITIONS;

ADDITION REACTIONS; ALDEHYDES; KETONES; MAGNESIUM; NIOBIUM; OLEFINS; POTASSIUM;

HALOGENATION;

ALKENE; ALLYL COMPOUND; HALIDE; NIOBIUM PENTAHALIDE; NUCLEOPHILE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHLORINATION; HALOGENATION; OLEFINATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON TRANSPORT; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION;

ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; BROMIDES; CHLORIDES; HYDROCARBONS, HALOGENATED; KETONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NIOBIUM; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 70349454069     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo901287f     Document Type: Article

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