A copper(II)-catalyzed aza-friedel-crafts reaction of N-(2-Pyridyl)sulfonyl aldimines: Synthesis of unsymmetrical diaryl amines and triaryl methanes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 629-633

  Esquivias, Jorge ^a   Arrayás, Ramón Gómez ^a   Carretero, Juan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amines; Copper; Homogeneous catalysis; Nitrogen heterocycles; Schiff bases

Indexed keywords

ALDIMINES; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; NITROGEN HETEROCYCLES; SCHIFF BASES;

AMINES; COPPER; METHANE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHEMICAL REACTIONS;

AMINE; COPPER; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IMINE; METHANE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

AMINES; CATALYSIS; COPPER; IMINES; METHANE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 31044438051     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200503305     Document Type: Article

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