A practical synthesis of α-aryl methyl ketones via a transition-metal-free Meerwein arylation

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1856-1858

  Molinaro, Carmela ^a   Mowat, Jeffrey ^a   Gosselin, Francis ^a   O'Shea, Paul D ^a   Marcoux, Jean François ^b   Angelaud, Rémy ^b   Davies, Ian W ^b  

^a MERCK FROSST CENTRE FOR THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH   (Canada)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEERWEIN ARYLATION; TETRAFLUOROBORATE SALTS;

BROMINE COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSITION METALS;

KETONES;

1 (3 BROMO 4 METHYLPHENYL)PROPAN 2 ONE; ACETONE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; TRANSITION ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ARYLATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; KETONES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METALS; PROPANE; SOLVENTS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; TRANSITION ELEMENTS;

EID: 33847677168     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo062483g     Document Type: Article

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