Smart cleavage reactions: The synthesis of benzimidazoles and benzothiazoles from polymer-bound esters

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 313-316

  Matsushita, Hana ^a   Lee, Sang Hyeup ^a   Joung, Meyoungju ^a   Clapham, Bruce ^a   Janda, Kim D ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleavage; Heterocycles; Lewis acid; Solid phase

Indexed keywords

1,2 PHENYLENEDIAMINE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; BENZOTHIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; ESTER; LEWIS ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; DRUG SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0347627369     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2003.10.168     Document Type: Article

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