Cu(II)-catalyzed acylation by thiol esters under neutral conditions: Tandem acylation-wittig reaction leading to a one-pot synthesis of butenolides

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 5346-5349

  Matsuo, Kazumasa ^a   Shindo, Mitsuru ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; BUTENOLIDE; COPPER; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTER; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; ACYLATION; ALCOHOLS; CATALYSIS; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES; COPPER; ESTERS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 78449275169     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol102407k     Document Type: Article

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