Synthesis of benzo[b]phenanthridines and related naturally occurring 2-aryl-1,4-naphthoquinones by palladium- and copper-catalyzed coupling of organostannanes with bromoquinones

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 1, 2001, Pages 163-171

  De Frutos, Óscar ^b   Atienza, Carmen ^a   Echavarren, Antonio M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cross coupling; Natural products; Palladium; Quinones; Tin

Indexed keywords

1,4 NAPHTHOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; GILVOCARCIN V; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; PALLADIUM; PHENANTHRIDINE DERIVATIVE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0035133188     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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