Non-cryogenic CeCl3-promoted double additions of methyllithium and n-butyllithium to unsaturated nitriles

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 24, 2006, Pages 4143-4150

  Limanto, John ^a   Dorner, Benjamin ^a   Devine, Paul N ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbinamides; Carbinamines; Non cryogenic conditions; Organocerium reagents; Reaction optimization

Indexed keywords

CARBINAMIDES; CARBINAMINES; NON CRYOGENIC CONDITIONS; ORGANOCERIUM REAGENTS; REACTION OPTIMIZATION;

ADDITION REACTIONS; AMINES; DERIVATIVES; MIXTURES; SALTS;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

ACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; AMINOBIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE; CERIUM; CERIUM CHLORIDE; CHLORIDE; KETONE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; METHYLAMINE; METHYLLITHIUM; N BUTYLLITHIUM; NITRILE; TETRAHYDROFURAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION;

EID: 33846020033     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-950362     Document Type: Article

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