A general procedure for the synthesis of enones via gold-catalyzed Meyer-Schuster rearrangement of propargylic alcohols at room temperature

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1479-1482

  Pennell, Matthew N ^a   Unthank, Matthew G ^b   Turner, Peter ^b   Sheppard, Tom D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORONIC ACID; HIGH SELECTIVITY; MEYER-SCHUSTER REARRANGEMENT; ONE-POT PROCEDURES; PROPARGYLIC ALCOHOLS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TERTIARY ALCOHOLS;

METHANOL; TOLUENE;

OLEFINS;

4 METHOXYPHENYLBORONIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BORONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GOLD; METHANOL; PALLADIUM; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MEYER SCHUSTER REARRANGEMENT; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

ALKYNES; CATALYSIS; GOLD; KETONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROPANOLS; STEREOISOMERISM; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 79952134855     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo102263t     Document Type: Article

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