A highly active catalyst for the reductive cyclization of ortho-nitrostyrenes under mild conditions

Tetrahedron

Volumn 61, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 6425-6437

  Davies, Ian W ^a   Smitrovich, Jacqueline H ^a   Sidler, Rick ^a   Qu, Chuanxing ^a   Gresham, Venita ^a   Bazaral, Charles ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrostyrene; Palladium; Reductive cyclization

Indexed keywords

3,4,7,8 TETRAMETHYL 1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; PALLADIUM COMPLEX; STYRENE DERIVATIVE; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CYCLIZATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION;

EID: 20444452906     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2005.03.142     Document Type: Article

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