N-heterocyclic carbene catalyzed trifluoromethylation of carbonyl compounds

Organic Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2193-2196

  Song, Jinhua J ^a   Tan, Zhulin ^a   Reeves, Jonathan T ^a   Gallou, Fabrice ^a   Yee, Nathan K ^a   Senanayake, Chris H ^a  

^a BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE; CARBENOID; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; KETONE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; METHYLATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

EID: 20444472366     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol050568i     Document Type: Article

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