Microwave-promoted rhodium-catalyzed arylation of heterocycles through C-H bond activation

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1589-1591

  Lewis, Jared C ^a   Wu, Jessica Y ^a   Bergman, Robert G ^a   Ellman, Jonathan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arylation; C H activation; Heterocycles; Phosphane ligands; Rhodium

Indexed keywords

ARYLATION; C-H ACTIVATION; HETEROCYCLES; LIGANDS; NITROGEN HETEROCYCLES; PHOSPHANE LIGANDS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; MICROWAVES; RHODIUM; SALTS;

CHEMICAL BONDS;

CARBON; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; HYDROGEN; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; RHODIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; MICROWAVE RADIATION;

AZOLES; CARBON; CATALYSIS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN; MICROWAVES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RHODIUM;

EID: 33745656245     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200504289     Document Type: Article

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