Chemoselective reduction of isatin-derived electron-deficient alkenes using alkylphosphanes as reduction reagents

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 14, 2011, Pages 2668-2672

  Cao, Shu Hua ^a   Zhang, Xiu Chun ^a   Wei, Yin ^b   Shi, Min ^a,b  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkenes; Chemoselectivity; Phosphanes; Reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955446910     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201100017     Document Type: Article

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