Palladium(II)-catalyzed aerobic hydroalkoxylation of styrenes containing a phenol

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2794-2795

  Gligorich, Keith M ^a   Schultz, Mitchell J ^a   Sigman, Matthew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PALLADIUM; PHENOL; STYRENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; POLYMERIZATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ALKENES; CATALYSIS; ETHERS; HYDROXYLATION; INDOLEQUINONES; KETONES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PALLADIUM; PHENOLS; STYRENES;

EID: 33644933015     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0585533     Document Type: Article

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