Regioselective synthesis of 2,3,4- or 2,3,5-trisubstituted pyrroles via [3,3] or [1,3] rearrangements of O-vinyl oximes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3203-3221

  Wang, Heng Yen ^a   Mueller, Daniel S ^a   Sachwani, Rachna M ^a   Kapadia, Rachel ^a   Londino, Hannah N ^a   Anderson, Laura L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENOLIZATION; MECHANISTIC PATHWAYS; REGIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; SIGMATROPIC REARRANGEMENTS;

CYCLIZATION; ESTERS; IRIDIUM; ISOMERIZATION; ISOMERS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

REGIOSELECTIVITY;

AMINE; IRIDIUM; O VINYL OXIME; OXIME DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; ISOMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

KETONES; OXIMES; PYRROLES; STEREOISOMERISM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79955568372     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo200061b     Document Type: Article

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