A new synthesis of imidazolidin-2-ones via Pd-catalyzed carboamination of N-allylureas

Organic Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2531-2534

  Fritz, Jonathan A ^a   Nakhla, Josephine S ^a   Wolfe, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPENYLUREA; 2-PROPENYLUREA; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IMIDAZOLIDINE DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM; UREA;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES; IMIDAZOLIDINES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PALLADIUM; UREA;

EID: 33745544284     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol060707b     Document Type: Article

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