Reduction of substituted 1,10-phenanthrolines as a route to rigid chiral benzimidazolylidenes

Tetrahedron

Volumn 62, Issue 48, 2006, Pages 11145-11157

  Metallinos, Costa ^a   Barrett, Fred B ^a   Wang, Yao ^a   Xu, Shufen ^a   Taylor, Nicholas J ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benzimidazolylidenes; Diastereoselective; N Heterocyclic carbenes; Phenanthrolines; Reduction

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; ACETIC ACID; DIAMINE; IMIDAZOLIDINE DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; SOLVENT;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHIRALITY; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENANTIOMER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION KINETICS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33750021145     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2006.09.023     Document Type: Article

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