Rhodium-catalyzed [(3+2)+1] carbocyclization reactions of alkynylidenecyclopropanes with carbon monoxide: Regiospecific construction of polysubstituted phenols

Organic Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 4356-4359

  Evans, P Andrew ^a   Burnie, Andrew J ^a   Negru, Daniela E ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYNE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; RHODIUM;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYNES; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; CYCLOPROPANES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHENOLS; RHODIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84914165915     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol501724s     Document Type: Article

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