Domino N-H/C-H bond activation: Palladium-catalyzed synthesis of annulated heterocycles using dichloro(hetero)arenes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1627-1629

  Ackermann, Lutz ^a   Althammer, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

C C coupling; C H activation; Domino reactions; Heterocycles; Palladium

Indexed keywords

AMINATION; ANILINE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BONDS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ANNULATED HETEROCYCLES; BOND ACTIVATION; DOMINO REACTIONS;

PALLADIUM;

ALKENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PALLADIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 34248204484     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200603833     Document Type: Article

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