Base-catalyzed cascade 1,3-H shift/cyclization reaction to construct polyaromatic furans

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 353, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 707-712

  Wang, Ya Hui ^a   Liu, Heng ^a   Zhu, Li Li ^a   Li, Xiao Xiao ^a   Chen, Zili ^a,b  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

1,3 H shift; cyclization reaction; diynyl 1,6 diols; furans

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953038111     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 16154169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201000833     Document Type: Article

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