Radical cascade reaction of alkynes with N-fluoroarylsulfonimides and alcohols

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Zheng, Guangfan ^a   Li, Yan ^a   Han, Jingjie ^a   Xiong, Tao ^a   Zhang, Qian ^a  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKYNE; ALPHA AMINO ALPHA ARYL KETONE; KETONE; N FLUOROARYLSULFONIMIDE DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ALCOHOL; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; RADICAL; SKELETON;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; DESULFONYLATION; OXYGENATION; PINACOL REARRANGEMENT; RADICAL CASCADE REACTION; RADICAL REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84928813019     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8011     Document Type: Article

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