Homeopathic ligand-free palladium as a catalyst in the heck reaction. A comparison with a palladacycle

Organic Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 3285-3288

  de Vries, André H M ^a   Mulders, Jan M C A ^a   Mommers, John H M ^a   Henderickx, Huub J W ^a   de Vries, Johannes G ^a  

^a DSM Pharmaceutical Products   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMIDE; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HECK REACTION;

EID: 0141856236     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol035184b     Document Type: Article

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