DDQ-mediated direct cross-dehydrogenative-coupling (CDC) between benzyl ethers and simple ketones

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 4242-4243

  Zhang, Yuhua ^a   Li, Chao Jun ^a,b  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3 DICHLORO 5,6 DICYANOBENZOQUINONE; BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; KETONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DEHYDROGENATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 33645461780     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja060050p     Document Type: Article

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