Zinc-Catalyzed Alkene Cyclopropanation through Zinc Vinyl Carbenoids Generated from Cyclopropenes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 54, Issue 41, 2015, Pages 12139-12143

  González, María J ^a   González, Javier ^a   Lõpez, Luís A ^a   Vicente, Rubén ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

alkenes; carbenes; density functional calculations; small ring compounds; zinc

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; HYDROCARBONS; OLEFINS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

CARBENES; CATALYZED REACTIONS; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; CYCLOPROPANATION; CYCLOPROPANATION REACTION; ORGANIC SYNTHESIS; SMALL RINGS; VINYLCYCLOPROPANE;

ZINC;

EID: 84942673021     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201505954     Document Type: Article

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