Efficient catalytic, oxidative lactonization for the synthesis of benzodioxepinones using thiazolium-derived carbene catalysts

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 4552-4555

  Rose, Christopher A ^a   Zeitler, Kirsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZO COMPOUND; BENZOXEPIN DERIVATIVE; CARBENE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; LACTONE; METHANE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

AZO COMPOUNDS; BENZOXEPINS; CATALYSIS; LACTONES; METHANE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77957837046     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol101854r     Document Type: Article

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