Birch Reductive Alkylation of Methyl m-(Hydroxymethyl)benzoate Derivatives and the Behavior of o- and p-(Hydroxymethyl)benzoates under Reductive Alkylation Conditions

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-92

  Fretz, Samuel J ^b   Hadad, Christopher M ^a   Hart, David J ^a   Vyas, Shubham ^a   Yang, Dexi ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOATE DERIVATIVE; BENZYLIC; ELECTRON DENSITY PATTERNS; RADICAL ANIONS; REDUCTIVE ALKYLATION; TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOLS;

ALKYLATION; OXYGEN; REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

METHANOL;

2 (HYDROXYMETHYL)BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; 4 (HYDROXYMETHYL)BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AMMONIA; ANION; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM; METHYL 3 (HYDROXYMETHYL)BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; RADICAL; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL; TETRAHYDROFURAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; BIRCH REDUCTION; DENSITY; ELECTRON;

EID: 84874063245     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo301872n     Document Type: Article

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