Selectivity control in alkylidene carbene-mediated C-H insertion and allene formation

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1086-1099

  Zheng, Jun Cheng ^a,b   Yun, Sang Young ^a   Sun, Chunrui ^a   Lee, Nam Kyu ^a   Lee, Daesung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Boehringer Ingelheim Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLIDENES; C-H BOND; C-H INSERTION; CARBENE INSERTION; CARBENES; CHEMOSELECTIVE; ELECTRONIC EFFECTS; INTERMOLECULAR REACTIONS; SELECTIVITY CONTROL; STEREOELECTRONIC EFFECT; STERIC EFFECT; TRIMETHYLSILYLDIAZOMETHANE;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ALLENE DERIVATIVE; CARBENOID; CARBON; DIAZOMETHANE; HYDROGEN; SILANE DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CONFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 79951599212     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo102180f     Document Type: Article

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