Palladium-Catalyzed isomerization of exo-methylenic allylic alcohols

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 351, Issue 14-15, 2009, Pages 2310-2314

  Fordred, Paul S ^a   Niyadurupola, D Gangani ^a   Wisedale, Richard ^b   Bull, Stevend ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkenes; Allylic alcohols; Hydrogenation; Isomerization; Palladium

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350610678     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200900309     Document Type: Article

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