The Grob/Eschenmoser fragmentation of cycloalkanones bearing β-electron withdrawing groups: A general strategy to acyclic synthetic intermediates

Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 783-792

  Hierold, Judith ^a   Hsia, Tina ^a   Lupton, David W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C-C BONDS; CYCLOALKANONES; ELECTRON WITHDRAWING GROUP; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; RING SIZES; SYNTHETIC INTERMEDIATES;

OXYGEN;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL);

EID: 79251507327     PISSN: 14770520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0ob00632g     Document Type: Article

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