A facile synthesis of 2h-chromenes and 9-functionalized phenanthrenes through reactions between α,β-unsaturated compounds and arynes

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 18, 2012, Pages 3507-3519

  Zhang, Tiexin ^a   Huang, Xian ^a,b   Wu, Luling ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Arynes; Chromenes; Cyclization; Domino reactions; Phenanthrenes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862185041     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201200042     Document Type: Article

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