Palladium-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cocyclotrimerization of benzynes with bicyclic alkenes: An efficient route to anellated 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene derivatives and polyaromatic compounds

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 8445-8450

  Jayanth, Thiruvellore Thatai ^a   Jeganmohan, Masilamani ^a   Cheng, Chien Hong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; COMPLEXATION; OLEFINS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BICYCLIC ALKENES; DIELS-ALDER REACTION; POLYAROMATICS; PRECURSORS;

PALLADIUM;

2 (TRIMETHYLSILYL)PHENYL TRIFLATE; 4 METHYL 2 (TRIMETHYLSILYL)PHENYL TRIFLATE; 4,5 DIMETHYL 2 (TRIMETHYLSILYL)PHENYL TRIFLATE; 6 (TRIMETHYLSILYL) 2,3 DIHYDRO 1H 5 INDENYL TRIFLATE; 9,10 DIHYDROPHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; ACETONITRILE; ALKENE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BENZO[B]TRIPHENYLENE DERIVATIVE; LEWIS ACID; NORBORNANE DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLOTRIMERIZATION; DIELS ALDER REACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

EID: 9344270530     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo048702k     Document Type: Article

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