Zr-catalyzed coupling reaction of alkyl halides, tosylates, and sulfates with β-phenethyl Grignard reagents via styrene-zirconate intermediates

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1783-1786

  Terao, Jun ^a   Begum, Shameem Ara ^a   Oda, Akihiro ^a   Kambe, Nobuaki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

phenethyl grignard reagent; Alkyl halide; Alkyl tosylate; Coupling reaction; Zirconocene

Indexed keywords

BETA PHENETHYLMAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; HALIDE; PHENETHYL ALCOHOL; STYRENE; SULFATE; TOLUENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZIRCONIUM;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GRIGNARD REACTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 22244433532     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-871572     Document Type: Article

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