Diastereoselective synthesis of 4-hydroxytetralones via a cascade Stetter-aldol reaction catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbenes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 273-276

  Sun, Fang Gang ^a   Huang, Xue Liang ^a   Ye, Song ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOL REACTIONS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CIS-SELECTIVITY; DIASTEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; GOOD YIELD; MICHAEL ACCEPTORS; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; NAPHTHOL DERIVATIVES; PHTHALALDEHYDE; STETTER REACTION;

CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CARBENOID; NAPHTHOL DERIVATIVE; PHTHALALDEHYDE; TETRALIN DERIVATIVE;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; OXIDATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 73449111593     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo902376t     Document Type: Article

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