Novel tetrahydropyridazines by Unusual aza-Diels-Alder reaction of electron-poor 1,2-Diaza-1,3-dienes with electron-poor alkenes under solvent free conditions

Current Organic Synthesis

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 631-639

  Attanasi, Orazio A ^a   Bianchi, Luca ^a   D'Auria, Maurizio ^a   Mantellini, Fabio ^a   Racioppi, Rocco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

1,2 Diaza 1,3 dienes; Aza Diels Alder; DFT calculations; Electron poor alkenes; Solvent free conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882792721     PISSN: 15701794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1570179411310040006     Document Type: Article

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