Synthesis of 2H-Azirines by Iridium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Ring Contraction of Isoxazol-5(4H)-ones

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 55, Issue 25, 2016, Pages 7199-7202

  Okamoto, Kazuhiro ^a   Shimbayashi, Takuya ^a   Yoshida, Masato ^a   Nanya, Atsushi ^a   Ohe, Kouichi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

decarboxylation; iridium; nitrogen heterocycles; reaction mechanisms; small ring systems

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLATION; CATALYSIS; IRIDIUM; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;

CATALYZED REACTIONS; CONVENTIONAL APPROACH; DECARBOXYLATION; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; NITROGEN HETEROCYCLES; REACTION MECHANISM; RING CONTRACTION; SMALL RING SYSTEMS;

POSITIVE IONS;

EID: 84992299284     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201602241     Document Type: Article

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