Low-valent niobium-mediated double activation of C-F/C-H bonds: Fluorene synthesis from o-arylated α,α,α-trifluorotoluene derivatives

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1434-1435

  Fuchibe, Kohei ^a   Akiyama, Takahiko ^a  

^a GAKUSHUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORENE DERIVATIVE; NIOBIUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ARYLATION; CROSS COUPLING REACTION; CYCLIZATION; HYDROGEN BOND; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 32244433188     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0565323     Document Type: Article

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