Fast synthesis of benzofluorenes by selenium-mediated carboeyclizations

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 48, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 2588-2591

  Shahzad, Sohail A ^a   Wirth, Thomas ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benzofluorenes; Carbocyclization; Dihydronaphthalenes; Electrophile; Selenium

Indexed keywords

BENZOFLUORENES; C-C BONDS; CARBOCYCLIZATION; DIHYDRONAPHTHALENES; ELECTROPHILE; ELECTROPHILES; FLUORENES; LEWIS ACID;

SELENIUM;

EID: 70349914168     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200806148     Document Type: Article

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