Significantly improved method for the pd-catalyzed coupling of phenols with aryl halides: Understanding ligand effects

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 45, Issue 26, 2006, Pages 4321-4326

  Burgos, Carlos H ^a   Barder, Timothy E ^a   Huang, Xiaohua ^a   Buchwald, Stephen L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biaryl; C O bond formation; Palladium; Phosphines; Substituent effects; Synthetic methods

Indexed keywords

ARYL HALIDES; BIARYL; LIGANDS; PHOSPHINES; SUBSTITUTION EFFECTS; SYNTHETIC METHODS;

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; PALLADIUM; REACTION KINETICS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

PHENOLS;

CARBON; ETHER; HALOGEN; LIGAND; OXYGEN; PALLADIUM; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON;

CARBON; CATALYSIS; ELECTRONS; ETHER, ETHYL; HALOGENS; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXYGEN; PALLADIUM; PHENOLS;

EID: 33746283734     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200601253     Document Type: Article

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