Benzene construction via organocatalytic formal [3+3] cycloaddition reaction

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Zhu, Tingshun ^a   Zheng, Pengcheng ^a,b   Mou, Chengli ^a,b   Yang, Song ^b   Song, Bao An ^b   Chi, Yonggui Robin ^a,b  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; ALKYL GROUP; BENZENE; CARBENE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; NUCLEOPHILE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; TETRAHYDROFURAN; TRANSITION ELEMENT;

BENZENE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BONDING; DRUG; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; REACTION KINETICS;

ARTICLE; CARBON HYDROGEN BOND; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CYCLOADDITION; DECARBOXYLATION; HYDROGEN BOND; MICHAEL ADDITION; NUCLEOPHILICITY; ORGANOCATALYSIS; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84923253531     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6027     Document Type: Article

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