Divergent reactivity of homologue ortho-Allenylbenzaldehydes controlled by the tether length: Chromone versus chromene formation

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1533-1541

  Alcaide, Benito ^a   Almendros, Pedro ^b   Fernández, Israel ^c   Del Campo, Teresa Martínez ^a   Naranjo, Teresa ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA ORGÁNICA GENERAL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allenes; Carbenes; Cyclization; Density functional calculations; Heterocycles

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ALLENES; CARBENES; CARBOCYCLIZATION REACTIONS; CYCLIZATION SUBSTRATES; ELECTRON-DONATING SUBSTITUENTS; ELECTRON-WITHDRAWING SUBSTITUENTS; HETEROCYCLES; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES;

CYCLIZATION;

EID: 84962374438     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201404516     Document Type: Article

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