Rhodium-Catalysed coupling of allylic, homoallylic, and bishomoallylic alcohols with aldehydes and n-tosylimines: Insights into the mechanism

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 351, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 2657-2666

  Ahlsten, Nanna ^a   Martín Matute, Belén ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aldehydes; Allylic alcohols; Isomerization; N tosylmines; Rhodium

Indexed keywords

EID: 70549107996     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200900448     Document Type: Article

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