Hydrogenolysis of unstrained carbon-carbon σ bonds: Stereoselective entry into benzylic tertiary centers

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 43, 2009, Pages 15606-15607

  Wilsily, Ashraf ^a   Nguyen, Yen ^a   Fillion, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZYLIC; CARBON-CARBON BOND; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; INVERSION OF CONFIGURATION; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; MELDRUM'S ACIDS; QUATERNARY CENTERS; REDUCTIVE CLEAVAGE; STEREO-SELECTIVE; STEREOCENTERS; TERTIARY CENTERS;

ACIDS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; HYDROLYSIS; PALLADIUM;

HYDROGENOLYSIS;

2,2 DIMETHYL 5 [2 [4 (OCTYLOXY)PHENYL]PROPAN 2 YL] 1,3 DIOXANE 4,6 DIONE; CYCLOBUTANE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGENOLYSIS; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 70350625191     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9076815     Document Type: Article

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