Mcmurry coupling of aldehydes and ketones for the formation of Heterocyles via olefination

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 2097-2123

  Heravi, Majid M ^a   Faghihi, Zeinab ^a  

^a ALZAHRA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cyclophanes; Five membered heterocycles; Giant macrocycles; Low valent titanium (LVT); Mcmurry coupling; Natural products; Porphyrins; Seven membered heterocycles

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; TITANIUM;

CYCLOPHANES; FIVE-MEMBERED HETEROCYCLES; GIANT MACROCYCLE; HETEROCYCLES; LOW VALENT TITANIUM; LOW-VALENT TITANIA; MACROCYCLES; MCMURRY COUPLING; NATURAL PRODUCTS; SEVEN-MEMBERED HETEROCYCLE;

KETONES;

EID: 84867499517     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527212803532404     Document Type: Review

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