An alternative method for generating arynes from ortho-silylaryl triflates: Activation by cesium carbonate in the presence of a crown ether

Molecules

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 10131-10140

  Yoshida, Suguru ^a   Hazama, Yuki ^a   Sumida, Yuto ^a   Yano, Takahisa ^a   Hosoya, Takamitsu ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aryne; Cesium carbonate; Crown ether; Ortho silylaryl triflate

Indexed keywords

18-CROWN-6; CALIXARENE; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CESIUM; CESIUM CARBONATE; CROWN ETHER; MESYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

BLOOD; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

CALIXARENES; CARBONATES; CESIUM; CROWN ETHERS; MESYLATES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 84938256329     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules200610131     Document Type: Article

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