Regio- And stereoselective intermolecular hydroalkoxylation of alkynes catalysed by cationic gold(I) complexes

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 352, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1701-1710

  Corma, Avelino ^a   Ruiz, Violeta R ^a   Leyva Pérez, Antonio ^a   Sabater, María J ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkynes; Calalyst recovery; Catalysis; Enol ethers; Gold; Hydroalkoxylation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954797371     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 16154169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201000094     Document Type: Article

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