Studies on the intramolecular cyclizations of bicyclic δ- hydroxynitriles promoted by triflic anhydride

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3702-3712

  Justribó, Valeria ^a   Pellegrinet, Silvina C ^a   Colombo, María I ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional de Rosario   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CONFORMATIONS; CYCLIZATION; DICHLOROMETHANE; REACTION KINETICS;

ACTIVATED CYANO GROUP; BICYCLIC HYDROXYNITRILES; INTRAMOLECULAR CYCLIZATION; TRIFLIC ANHYDRIDES;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

1 INDANONE; 1 TETRALONE DERIVATIVE; ACID ANHYDRIDE; ALKENE; BICYCLIC DELTA HYDROXYNITRILE; DICHLOROMETHANE; HYDROXYL GROUP; INDANONE DERIVATIVE; ISOMERASE; LACTAM; NITRILE; TRIFLIC ANHYDRIDE; TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANNULATION REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CYCLIZATION; ELIMINATION REACTION; IONIZATION; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 84961986781     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo062669f     Document Type: Article

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