Synthesis of allyl cyanamides and N-cyanoindoles via the palladium-catalyzed three-component coupling reaction

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 124, Issue 40, 2002, Pages 11940-11945

  Kamijo, Shin ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshinori ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLING REACTION;

BENZENE; CATALYSIS; PALLADIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMAL EFFECTS;

AMINES;

ALLYL COMPOUND; AZIDE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYANAMIDE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; ISOCYANOBENZENE DERIVATIVE; N CYANOINDOLE DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM COMPLEX; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COMPLEX FORMATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PRODUCT RECOVERY; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYANAMIDE; CYANIDES; INDOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PALLADIUM;

EID: 0037048708     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0272742     Document Type: Article

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