Novel method for synthesizing spiro[4.5]cyclohexadienones through a Pd-catalyzed intramolecular ipso-Friedel-Crafts allylic alkylation of phenols

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 5020-5023

  Nemoto, Tetsuhiro ^a   Ishige, Yuta ^a   Yoshida, Mariko ^a   Kohno, Yuta ^a   Kanematsu, Mutsumi ^a   Hamada, Yasumasa ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEXADIENONE; CYCLOHEXENE DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SPIRO COMPOUND;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYLATION; CATALYSIS; CYCLOHEXENES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PALLADIUM; PHENOLS; SPIRO COMPOUNDS;

EID: 78049517379     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol102190s     Document Type: Article

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