Semicarbazones from N-hydroxyureas and amines: A novel entry in the reactivity of the acyl nitroso group

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1800-1803

  Paz, Jairo ^a   Pérez Balado, Carlos ^a   Iglesias, Beatriz ^a   Muñoz, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE; AZO COMPOUND; HYDROXYUREA; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; SEMICARBAZONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

AMINES; AZO COMPOUNDS; HYDROXYUREA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITROSO COMPOUNDS; SEMICARBAZONES;

EID: 79953167543     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol2003226     Document Type: Article

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