Cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate-mediated oxidation of mono-aryl-substituted methylenecyclobutanes: A convenient method for the synthesis of spirocyclobutyl-1,2-dioxethanes

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 41, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 2530-2538

  Yu, Lei ^a   Ren, Lingfeng ^a   Yi, Rong ^a   Guo, Rong ^a  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

1,2 dioxetane; CAN; Methylenecyclobutane; Oxidation; Spiro compound

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMMONIUM NITRATE; CERIUM; CYCLOBUTANE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPENTANONE DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; METHYLENECYCLOBUTANE; SPIROCYCLOBUTYL 1,2 DIOXETHANE; TETRAHYDROFURAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; OXIDATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 79960008576     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2010.505705     Document Type: Article

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