Catalytic C-H Functionalization Driven by CO as a Stoichiometric Reductant: Application to Carbazole Synthesis

Organic Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 533-535

  Smitrovich, Jacqueline H ^a   Davies, Ian W ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM ACETATE; REDUCING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; STOICHIOMETRY; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 1342332918     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol036294l     Document Type: Article

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