Regioselective Wacker oxidation of internal alkenes: Rapid access to functionalized ketones facilitated by cross-metathesis

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 52, Issue 37, 2013, Pages 9751-9754

  Morandi, Bill ^a   Wickens, Zachary K ^a   Grubbs, Robert H ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

ketones; metathesis; oxidation; palladium; regioselectivity

Indexed keywords

BENZOQUINONES; CROSS METATHESIS; DIRECTING GROUPS; FUNCTIONALIZED; METATHESIS; REGIO-SELECTIVE; REGIOSELECTIVE OXIDATION; WACKER OXIDATION;

HYDROCARBONS; INTERNAL OXIDATION; KETONES; OXIDATION; PALLADIUM;

REGIOSELECTIVITY;

EID: 84883513574     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201303587     Document Type: Article

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