NHC-catalyzed oxidative cyclization reactions of 2-alkynylbenzaldehydes under aerobic conditions: Synthesis of O-Heterocycles

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2228-2231

  Park, Jong Hyub ^a   Bhilare, Sachin V ^a   Youn, So Won ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYNE; BENZALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; FUSED HETEROCYCLIC RINGS;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYNES; BENZALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 2-RING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 79955607386     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol200481u     Document Type: Article

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