(Polyfluoro)silane-mediated generation of azomethine ylides from imines and their cycloaddition leading to N-heterocycles

Methylides from trimethylsilylmethylsulfonium, -ammonium, -immonium, and -phosphonium salts

Edwin Vedējs, Gláucia Regina Martinez · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1979 · 150 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry +5

Stereospecific synthesis of retronecine by imidate methylide cycloaddition

Edwin Vedējs, Gláucia Regina Martinez · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1980 · 88 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +8

Nonstabilized imidate ylides by the desilylation method: a route to the pyrrolizidine alkaloids retronecine and indicine

Edwin Vedējs, Scott D. Larsen, F. G. West · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1985 · 75 citations

Pharmacy, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +8

A new general route to N-protonated azomethine ylides from N-(silylmethyl)amidines and -thioamides. Cycloaddition of synthetic equivalents of nitrile ylides

Otohiko Tsuge, Shuji Kanemasa, Koyo Matsuda · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1986 · 63 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +7

Thioimidate methylides by the desilylation method: an improved synthesis of pyrrolines and pyrroles

Edwin Vedējs, F. G. West · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1983 · 63 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +9