New method for the synthesis of diversely functionalized imidazoles from N-acylated α-aminonitriles

Organic Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 929-931

  Zhong, Yong Li ^a   Lee, Jaemoon ^a   Reamer, Robert A ^a   Askin, David ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

2 BUTYL 4 CHLORO 5 HYDROXYMETHYLIMIDAZOLE; ALPHA AMINONITRILE DERIVATIVE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; NITRILE; PALLADIUM; TRIPHENYLPHOSPHINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS;

EID: 1642528348     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol036423y     Document Type: Article

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