Rhenium-catalyzed synthesis of indenones by novel dehydrative trimerization of aryl aldehydes via C-H bond activation

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 2948-2950

  Kuninobu, Yoichiro ^a   Matsuki, Takashi ^a   Takai, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; INDENE DERIVATIVE; RHENIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; INDENES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RHENIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 77954121577     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol100947p     Document Type: Article

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