Persistent radical effect in the intramolecular addition of benzylic radicals onto ketenimines: Selective cross-coupling of α-(indol-2-yl)- benzyl radicals with the 1-cyano-1-methylethyl radical

New Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 570-577

  Alajarín, Mateo ^a   Vidal, Angel ^a   Ortín, María Mar ^a   Bautista, Delia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,2' AZOBISISOBUTYRONITRILE; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; BENZYLPHENYLSELENIDE; BUTYRONITRILE; DIMETHYL 2',2' AZOBISISOBUTYRATE; INDOLE; ISOBUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; KETENE DERIVATIVE; METHYL GROUP; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROPIONITRILE; SELENIDE; SILANE DERIVATIVE; TRIS(TRIMETHYLSILYL)SILANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CROSS COUPLING REACTION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; DECOMPOSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 2942715432     PISSN: 11440546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b312930f     Document Type: Article

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