A free radical Mannich type reaction: selective α-CH aminomethylation of ethers by Ti(III)/t-BuOOH system under aqueous acidic conditions

Tetrahedron

Volumn 62, Issue 25, 2006, Pages 5986-5994

  Clerici, Angelo ^a   Cannella, Rosalba ^a   Pastori, Nadia ^a   Panzeri, Walter ^b   Porta, Ombretta ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ETHER DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; METHYLENE IMINIUM SALT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE; TITANIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ELECTRON; MANNICH REACTION; METHYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33747342194     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2006.04.014     Document Type: Article

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