Gold-catalyzed benzylation of arenes and heteroarenes

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 348, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 691-695

  Mertins, Kristin ^a   Iovel, Irina ^a   Kischel, Jette ^a   Zapf, Alexander ^a   Beller, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arene functionalization; Arylation; Benzylation; Friedel Crafts reaction; Gold; Homogeneous catalysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645839026     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200505433     Document Type: Article

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