An efficient flow-photochemical synthesis of 5H-furanones leads to an understanding of torquoselectivity in cyclobutenone rearrangements

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 51, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 4405-4408

  Harrowven, David C ^a   Mohamed, Mubina ^a   Gonçalves, Théo P ^a   Whitby, Richard J ^a   Bolien, David ^a   Sneddon, Helen F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cyclobutenones; density functional calculations; photochemistry; rearrangements; small ring systems

Indexed keywords

CYCLOBUTENONES; FURANONES; PHOTOCHEMICAL REARRANGEMENT; REARRANGEMENTS; SMALL RING SYSTEMS; TORQUOSELECTIVITY;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

4 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 3(2H) FURANONE; 4-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-3(2H)-FURANONE; CYCLOBUTANE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOBUTENONE; FURAN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; QUANTUM THEORY; SYNTHESIS;

CYCLOBUTANES; FURANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 84860161667     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201200281     Document Type: Article

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