Cyclopentadienyl titanium derivatives in organic synthesis.

N. A. Petasis, Y. H. Hu, Curr. Org. Chem., 1997, 1, 249.

Key Words:
CHIRAL TITANOCENE CATALYST/LOW-VALENT TITANIUM/MEDIATED CARBONYL OLEFINATIONS/ANSA-METALLOCENE DERIVATIVES/NATTA ALKENE INSERTION/ALIPHATIC CLAISEN REARRANGEMENT/ALKYNE 2+2 CYCLOADDITIONS/HALF-OPEN TITANOCENES/ASYMMETRIC HYDROGENATION/HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS



Organotitanium compounds in organic synthesis.

N. A. Petasis, S. P. Lu, E. I. Bzowej, D. K. Fu, J. P. Staszewski, I. Akritopoulouzanze, M. A. Patane, Y. H. Hu, Pure Appl. Chem., 1996, 68, 667.

Key Words:
MEDIATED CARBONYL OLEFINATIONS/CLAISEN REARRANGEMENT/DIMETHYLTITANOCENE/TITANOCENE/SYSTEMS



The synthesis of carbocyclic eight-membered rings.

N. A. Petasis, M. A. Patane, Tetrahedron, 1992, 48, 5757.

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Formation of eight-membered ring beta-keto lactones via the intramolecular trapping of hydroxy acylketenes.

N. A. Petasis, M. A. Patane, Research on Chemical Intermediates, 1996, 22, 781.

Key Words:
ALPHA-OXO-KETENES/AB-INITIO/THERMAL-DECOMPOSITION/CONVERGENT SYNTHESIS/1,3-DIOXIN-4-ONES/REARRANGEMENT/ACETYLKETENE/"2,2,6-TRIMETHYL-4H-1,3-DIOXIN-4-ONE/2,2,6-TRIMETHYL-4H-1,3-DIOXIN-4-ONE/(+)-LAURENCIN