N-heterocyclic carbenes as highly efficient catalysts for the cyclotrimerization of isocyanates

Organic Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 25, 2004, Pages 4679-4681

  Duong, Hung A ^a   Cross, Michael J ^a   Louie, Janis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBENE; CYANURIC ACID; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CYCLOTRIMERIZATION;

EID: 11444262868     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol048211m     Document Type: Article

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