Copper-mediated synthesis of tertiary diaryl squaramides

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3976-3979

  Ramalingam, Vijayakumar ^a   Bhagirath, Niala ^a   Muthyala, Rajeev S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL BONDS; COPPER; DERIVATIVES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ARYLATION; C-N BOND FORMATION; L-PROLINE; STERIC EFFECTS;

AMIDES;

COPPER; SQUARIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; SYNTHESIS;

AMIDES; COPPER; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 34248597150     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0703931     Document Type: Article

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