Cascade olefin isomerization/intramolecular diels-alder reaction catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbenes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 53, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 5314-5317

  Kowalczyk, Marcin ^a   Lupton, David W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diels Alder reaction; hemiacetal azolium intermediates; N heterocyclic carbenes; olefin isomerization; organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; OLEFINS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DIELS-ALDER REACTION; HEMIACETALS; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; OLEFIN ISOMERIZATION; ORGANOCATALYSIS;

REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

EID: 84900866623     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201402067     Document Type: Article

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