A direct, one step synthesis of imidazoles from imines and acid chlorides: A palladium catalyzed multicomponent coupling approach

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 6050-6051

  Siamaki, Ali R ^a   Arndtsen, Bruce A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IMINE; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; ELECTRON; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CHLORIDES; IMIDAZOLES; IMINES; PALLADIUM;

EID: 33646501936     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja060705m     Document Type: Article

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