Palladium-catalyzed α-arylation of carbonyl compounds and nitriles

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 234-245

  Culkin, Darcy A ^a   Hartwig, John F ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; ALKANE DERIVATIVE; ALKYL GROUP; AMIDE; ANION; CARBENOID; CARBON; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; HALIDE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; MALONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITRILE; PALLADIUM COMPLEX; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; SULFONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ARYLATION; BINDING AFFINITY; CATALYST; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; COVALENT BOND; ELECTRON; ELIMINATION REACTION; TECHNIQUE;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSIS; KETONES; NITRILES; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PALLADIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0037393778     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar0201106     Document Type: Article

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