Cu(I)-catalyzed α-alkylation of ketones with styrene derivatives

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 53, Issue 33, 2012, Pages 4381-4384

  Majima, Shohei ^a   Shimizu, Yohei ^a,b   Kanai, Motomu ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Addition; Alkylation; Catalyst; Ketone; Olefin

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; BRONSTED ACID; CUPROUS ION; KETONE; STYRENE DERIVATIVE;

ALKYLATION; ALPHA ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGENATION; PRECIPITATION;

EID: 84864035371     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: 18733581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.06.019     Document Type: Article

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