Synthesis of complex benzenoids via the intermediate generation of o-benzynes through the hexadehydro-Diels-Alder reaction

Nature Protocols

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 501-508

  Baire, Beeraiah ^a   Niu, Dawen ^a   Willoughby, Patrick H ^a   Woods, Brian P ^a   Hoye, Thomas R ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

(BUT 3 YN 1 YLOXY)(TERT BUTYL)DIMETHYLSILANE; 7 [(TERT BUTYLDIMETHYLSILYL)OXYL]HEPTA 2,4 DIYN 1 OL; 7 [(TERT BUTYLDIMETHYLSILYL)OXYL]HEPTA 2,4 DIYN 1 YL PROPYNOATE; 8 (TERT BUTYLDIMETHYLSILYL) 2,3 DIHYDROBENZO[1,2 B:4,5 C']DIFURAN 5(7H) ONE; [(4 BROMOBUT 3 YN 1 YL)OXY](TERT BUTYL)DIMETHYLSILANE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZENE; ORTHO BENZYNE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIELS ALDER REACTION; ISOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BENZENE DERIVATIVES; BENZOFURANS; CYCLOADDITION REACTION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 84875172314     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2013.017     Document Type: Article

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