One-pot synthesis of imidazole-4-carboxylates by microwave-assisted 1,5-electrocyclization of azavinyl azomethine ylides

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 22, 2010, Pages 4312-4320

  Preti, Lisa ^a   Attanasi, Orazio A ^b   Caselli, Emilia ^a   Favi, Gianfranco ^b   Ori, Claudia ^a   Davoli, Paolo ^a   Felluga, Fulvia ^c   Prati, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Azomethine ylides; Electrocyclic reactions; Microwave chemistry; Multicomponent reactions; Nitrogen heterocycles

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954963961     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201000434     Document Type: Article

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