A convenient and efficient route for the allylation of aromatic amines and α-aryl aldehydes with alkynes in the presence of a Pd(0)TPhCOOH combined catalyst system

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 25, 2004, Pages 8745-8750

  Patil, Nitin T ^a   Wu, Huanyou ^a   Kadota, Isao ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshinori ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; AMINES; CATALYSTS;

ALLYLATION; AROMATIC AMINES;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

ALDEHYDE; ALKYNE; AROMATIC AMINE; PALLADIUM; TRANSITION ELEMENT;

ALKYLATION; ALLYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; DERIVATIZATION; DRUG ISOLATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; METHODOLOGY; RELIABILITY; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STOICHIOMETRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 10044242699     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0485684     Document Type: Article

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