Further expansion of the trans-Diels-Alder paradigm: Reductive alkylation of α-cyanoketones

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 52, Issue 31, 2011, Pages 3957-3959

  Peng, Feng ^a   Grote, Robin E ^a   Danishefsky, Samuel J ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanoketone; Diels Alder; Reductive alkylation; trans Octalone

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CYANOKETONE; CYANOKETONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; BICYCLIC SYSTEM; CYCLOADDITION; DIELS ALDER REACTION; REDUCTIVE ALKYLATION;

ALNUS;

EID: 79959911879     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: 18733581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.05.110     Document Type: Article

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