A simple and efficient synthesis of 2-alkylazulenes

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 50, 2004, Pages 9211-9213

  Iwama, Naoshi ^a   Kashimoto, Masami ^b   Ohtaki, Hisashi ^b   Kato, Taku ^b   Sugano, Toshihiko ^c  

^a CHISSO CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b Mitsubishi Chem Grp Sci T   (Japan)

^c Japan Polychem Corp   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkylazulene; Azulene; Tropolone

Indexed keywords

AZULENE DERIVATIVE; FURANONE DERIVATIVE; SULFURIC ACID; TOLUENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TROPOLONE TOLUENESULFONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANNULATION REACTION; ARTICLE; DECARBOXYLATION;

EID: 8544222782     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.10.077     Document Type: Article

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