Cyclic allene intermediates in intramolecular dehydro Diels-Alder reactions: Labeling and theoretical cycloaromatization studies

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1938-1946

  Rodríguez, David ^a   Navarro Vázquez, Armando ^a   Castedo, Luis ^a   Domínguez, Domingo ^a   Saá, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIZATION; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; SOLVENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

NUCLEOPHILES;

BENZENE;

1,2,4 CYCLOHEXATRIENE; ALLENE DERIVATIVE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; DIELS ALDER REACTION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84962439644     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0265380     Document Type: Article

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