α,β-Unsaturated acyl azoliums from N-heterocyclic carbene catalyzed reactions: Observation and mechanistic investigation

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1673-1677

  Mahatthananchai, Jessada ^a   Zheng, Pinguan ^b   Bode, Jeffrey W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

acyl azolium; N heterocyclic carbenes; organocatalysis; reaction mechanisms; redox reactions

Indexed keywords

ACYL AZOLIUM; ANNULATION REACTIONS; CATALYTIC CONDITIONS; CATALYZED REACTIONS; CHEMO-SELECTIVITY; KINETIC STUDY; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; ORGANOCATALYSIS; REACTION MECHANISMS; REACTIVE INTERMEDIATE; SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE;

CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS;

REDOX REACTIONS;

AZO COMPOUND; CARBENE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; METHANE;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; KINETICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

ACYLATION; AZO COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; KINETICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 79851471854     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201005352     Document Type: Article

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