Radical 1,2-o→c transposition for conversion of phenols into benzoates by o-neophyl rearrangement/fragmentation cascade

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 26, 2010, Pages 7683-7687

  Baroudi, Abdulkader ^b   Alicea, Jeremiah ^b   Alabugin, Igor Y ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alkynes; Phenols; Radical fragmentation; Rearrangement; Thiocarbonates

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC CORES; BOND SCISSIONS; C ATOMS; RADICAL FRAGMENTATION; SINGLE-STEP; THIOCARBONATES;

ACETYLENE; CHEMICAL BONDS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

PHENOLS;

EID: 77954340598     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201001056     Document Type: Article

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