Gold(I)-catalyzed intermolecular (4 + 2) cycloaddition of allenamides and acyclic dienes

Chemical Science

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 633-637

  Faustino, Hélio ^a   López, Fernando ^b   Castedoa, Luis ^a   Mascareñas, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA ORGÁNICA GENERAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYCLIC DIENES; ALLENAMIDES; CONJUGATED DIENES; CYCLOHEXENES; DIASTEREO-SELECTIVITY; DIELS-ALDER; GOLD-CATALYZED REACTIONS;

CATALYSIS; GOLD COMPOUNDS; OLEFINS; ORGANIC POLYMERS;

CYCLOADDITION;

EID: 79955576875     PISSN: 20416520     EISSN: 20416539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0sc00630k     Document Type: Article

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