Aromatic cation activation of alcohols: Conversion to alkyl chlorides using dichlorodiphenylcyclopropene

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 39, 2009, Pages 13930-13931

  Kelly, Brendan D ^a   Lambert, Tristan H ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1-PHENYLETHANOL; ALKYL CHLORIDES; AROMATIC CATIONS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CYCLOPROPENIUM; NMR DATA; NUCLEOPHILIC DISPLACEMENT;

ALKYLATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ETHANOL; ETHERS;

SUBSTRATES;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CHLORIDE; DICHLORODIPHENYLCYCLOPROPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDROLYSIS; IONIC STRENGTH; ISOMERIZATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 70349628874     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja906520p     Document Type: Article

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