Iron-catalyzed cyclopropanation in 6 M KOH with in situ generation of diazomethane

Science

Volumn 335, Issue 6075, 2012, Pages 1471-1474

  Morandi, Bill ^a   Carreira, Erick M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; ALKYNE DERIVATIVE; DIAZOMETHANE; IRON; PORPHYRIN; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; STYRENE DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ALKANE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; EXPLOSIVE; IMMISCIBILITY; IRON; METHANE; POTASSIUM;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYCLOPROPANATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84858763018     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1218781     Document Type: Article

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