One-pot hydroxy group activation/carbon-carbon bond forming sequence using a Brønsted base/brønsted acid system

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 352, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 2881-2886

  Devineau, Alice ^a   Pousse, Guillaume ^b   Taillier, Catherine ^a   Blanchet, Jérôme ^b   Rouden, Jacques ^b   Dalla, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU HAVRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

alkylation; electrophilic alcohols; N acyliminium; sequential organocatalysis; trichloroacetimidates

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649532766     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 16154169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201000602     Document Type: Article

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