Intramolecular ketone-olefin radical cyclization with low-valent titanium reagent: Synthesis of benzopyrans

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 40, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 2969-2975

  Nayak, Sandip K ^a   Bhatt, Suchitra ^a   Roy, Kshama ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Benzopyran; intramolecular radical cyclization; low valent titanium reagent; ortho allyloxy aromatic aldehydes ketones

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; ALKENE; ALLYL COMPOUND; BENZOPYRAN DERIVATIVE; KETONE; PROPIOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYCLIZATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 77956930765     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910903340710     Document Type: Article

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