Synthesis of acyclic ketones by catalytic, bidirectional homologation of formaldehyde with nonstabilized diazoalkanes. Application of a chiral diazomethyl(pyrrolidine) in total syntheses of erythroxylon alkaloids

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 10573-10587

  Wommack, Andrew J ^a   Kingsbury, Jason S ^a,b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE STEREOCHEMISTRY; ACYCLIC KETONES; C-H INSERTION; DIAZO COMPOUNDS; NEW PROTOCOL; PARAFORMALDEHYDES; PYRROLIDINES; TOTAL SYNTHESIS;

ACETAL RESINS; ACETONE; CARBONYL COMPOUNDS;

FORMALDEHYDE;

ACETONE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; BIRICODAR; FLUCONAZOLE; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDRAZONE DERIVATIVE; KETONE; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; TIMCODAR;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; GAS; HOMOLOGATION REACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOPHILICITY; OXIDATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKANES; AZA COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; FORMALDEHYDE; KETONES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84887119378     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo401377a     Document Type: Article

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