Dimethylzinc-mediated alkynylation of imines

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1558-1562

  Zani, Lorenzo ^a   Alesi, Silvia ^b   Cozzi, Pier Giorgio ^b   Bolm, Carsten ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; MIXTURES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALIPHATIC ALDIMINES; DIMETHYLZINC-MEDIATED ALKYNYLATION; ORTHO-METHOXYANILINE;

AMINES;

ALDEHYDE; ALKYNE; AMINE; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; DIMETHYLZINC; IMINE; PARA ANISIDINE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ALKYNYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33644558702     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo052273o     Document Type: Article

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