An efficient route to 4-aryl-5-pyrimidinylimidazoles via sequential functionalization of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine

Organic Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 269-272

  Deng, Xiaohu ^a   Mani, Neelakandha S ^a  

^a JOHNSON AND JOHNSON PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPYRIMIDINE; 2,4-DICHLOROPYRIMIDINE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; IMIDAZOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PYRIMIDINES;

EID: 31544457039     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol052663x     Document Type: Article

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