Titanium-mediated synthesis of primary cyclopropylamines from nitriles and Grignard reagents

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1346-1356

  Bertus, Philippe ^a   Szymoniak, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Cyclizations; Cyclopropanes; Grignard reagents; Nitriles; Titanium

Indexed keywords

1 AMINOCYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLIC ACID; AMINOCYCLOPROPYL DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPROPYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; LIGAND; NITRILE; PROPYLAMINE; REAGENT; TITANIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; GRIGNARD REACTION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 34250703215     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-980342     Document Type: Review

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