Intramolecular C-H amination reactions: Exploitation of the Rh 2(II)-catalyzed decomposition of azidoacrylates

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 7500-7501

  Stokes, Benjamin J ^a   Dong, Huijun ^a   Leslie, Brooke E ^a   Pumphrey, Ashley L ^a   Driver, Tom G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AZIDE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; METAL COMPLEX; RHODIUM DERIVATIVE;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DECOMPOSITION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 34250851338     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja072219k     Document Type: Article

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