Strained cyclic allenes, first discovered in 1966 by Wittig and co‐workers, have recently emerged as valuable synthetic building blocks. Previous experimental investigations, and computations reported here, demonstrate that the Diels–Alder reactions of furans and pyrroles with 1,2‐cyclohexadiene and oxa‐ and azaheterocyclic analogs proceed with
Strained cyclic allenes, first discovered in 1966 by Wittig and co‐workers, have recently emerged as valuable synthetic building blocks. Previous experimental investigations, and computations reported here, demonstrate that the Diels–Alder reactions of furans and pyrroles with 1,2‐cyclohexadiene and oxa‐ and azaheterocyclic analogs proceed with
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10232273
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
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- Journal Name:
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Volume:
- 60
- Issue:
- 27
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- 1433-7851
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