Brønsted base-catalyzed tandem isomerization-Michael reactions of alkynes: Synthesis of oxacycles and azacycles

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 352, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 3373-3379

  Liu, Hongjun ^a   Feng, Wei ^a   Kee, Choon Wee ^a   Leow, Dasheng ^a   Loh, Wei Tian ^a   Tan, Choon Hong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

2 alkylidenetetrahydrofurans; azacycles; Br nsted bases; oxacycles; tandem isomerization Michael reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650382482     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 16154169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201000618     Document Type: Article

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