Synthesis of dimethylbipyridines by the reductive coupling of 2-halomethylpyridines with nickel catalyst

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 891-895

  Rajalakshmanan, E ^a   Alexander, V ^a  

^a LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

4,4 Dimethyl 2,2 bipyridine; 6,6 dimethyl 2,2 bipyridine; Modified Ullmann type coupling; Nickel(0) catalyst; Reductive coupling of 2 halomethylpyridines

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO 4 METHYLPYRIDINE; 2 HALOMETHYLPYRIDINE; 2,2' BIPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; 4,4' DIMETHYL 2,2' BIPYRIDINE; 6 BROMO 2 PICOLINE; 6,6' DIMETHYL 2,2' BIPYRIDINE; BIPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; HALIDE; IODIDE; NICKEL; NITROGEN; PICOLINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; COUPLING REACTION; MODIFIED ULLMANN COUPLING; REDUCTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 15944390260     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SCC-200051056     Document Type: Article

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