A tandem catalytic approach to methyleneindenes: Mechanistic insights into gem -dibromoolefin reactivity

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2754-2757

  Bryan, Christopher S ^a   Lautens, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; BROMINATED HYDROCARBON; INDENE DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; CATALYSIS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; INDENES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PALLADIUM;

EID: 77953569638     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol100844v     Document Type: Article

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