Cyclization cascade of allenyl azides: Synergy between theory and experiment

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1646-1657

  Faza, Olalla Nieto ^a   Feldman, Ken S ^b   López, Carlos Silva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allenyl azide; Azatrimethylenemethane; DFT; Indole

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY; COPPER COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

ALLENYL; ALLENYL AZIDE; AZATRIMETHYLENEMETHANE; COLLABORATIVE WORK; COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTS; CYCLIZATIONS; DFT; INDOLE; RATIONALISATION; REACTION CASCADES;

COMPUTATION THEORY;

EID: 77956400596     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527210793563305     Document Type: Article

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