Selective partial reduction of various heteroaromatic compounds with bridgehead nitrogen via birch reduction protocol

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2054-2059

  Kim, Joseph T ^a   Gevorgyan, Vladimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL BONDS; HYDROGENATION; NITROGEN; OLEFINS; REDUCTION;

BIRCH REDUCTION PROTOCOL; HETEROAROMATIC COMPOUNDS; INDOLIZINES; STEROSELECTIVITY;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

INDOLIZINE DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; PYRAZINE DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DENSITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYDROGENATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 3-RING; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITROGEN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 15444368644     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0479157     Document Type: Article

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