Synthesis of spirocyclopropyl γ-lactams by a highly stereoselective tandem intramolecular azetidine ring-opening/closing cascade reaction

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 33, 2011, Pages 6619-6623

  Nocquet, Pierre Antoine ^a   Hazelard, Damien ^a   Compain, Philippe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Cyclization; Domino reactions; Lactams; Lewis acids; Small ring systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 80855156700     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201101278     Document Type: Article

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