Selective functionalization of small organic molecules using electrophilic nitrogen sources

Current Opinion in Drug Discovery and Development

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 906-917

  Watson, Iain D G ^a   Yudin, Andrei K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amidation; Aminohalogenation; Aminohydroxylation; Aziridination; Metal imido complexes; Metalnitrido complexes; Sulfimination; Sulfoximination

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; AMINE; AMINOALCOHOL; ANILIDE; AZIRIDINE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; HALIDE; IMIDAZOLINE DERIVATIVE; IMINE; METAL COMPLEX; NITROGEN; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM; PIPERIDINE; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE; RUTHENIUM; STYRENE; SULFIDE; SULFIMINE; SULFOXIDE; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMIDATION; AMINATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; CYCLIZATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HALOGENATION; HYDROXYLATION; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NITROGEN; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 0036869562     PISSN: 13676733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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