Direct Mannich and nitro-Mannich reactions with non-activated imines: AgOTF-catalyzed addition of pronucleophiles to ortho-alkynylaryl aldimines leading to 1,2-dihydroisoquinolines

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 44, Issue 34, 2005, Pages 5526-5528

  Asao, Naoki ^a   Yudha S , Salprima ^a   Nogami, Tsutomu ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshinori ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Imines; Mannich reaction; Nitrogen heterocycles; Pronucleophiles; Synthetic methods

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CATALYSIS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; SILVER COMPOUNDS; STOICHIOMETRY;

IMINES; MANNICH REACTIONS; NITROGEN HETEROCYCLE; PRONUCLEOPHILES; SYNTHETIC METHODS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 24644476535     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200500795     Document Type: Article

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