Novel and convenient synthesis of 1-(pyridinylmethyl)-2-naphthols and 1-(pyridinylmethylene)-2-tetralones from 2-tetralones

Molecular Diversity

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 393-400

  Huang, Po Jung J ^a   Potter, Elizabeth ^a   Jha, Amitabh ^a  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

1 (Pyridinylmethyl) 2 naphthols; 1 (Pyridinylmethylene) 2 tetralones; Aromatization; Rearrangement

Indexed keywords

1 (PYRIDINYLMETHYL) 2 NAPHTHOL; 1 (PYRIDINYLMETHYLENE) 2 TETRALONE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; NAPHTHOL DERIVATIVE; TETRALIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CONJUGATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ISOMERIZATION; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

CHEMICAL PROCESSES; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; NAPHTHOLS; PYRIDINES; TETRALONES;

EID: 77954670046     PISSN: 13811991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11030-009-9185-1     Document Type: Article

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