Stereoselective electrocatalytic oxidative coupling of phenylacetonitriles: Facile and convenient way to trans-α,β-dicyanostilbenes

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 18, 2007, Pages 3023-3027

  Elinson, Michail N ^a   Dorofeev, Alexander S ^a   Feducovich, Sergey K ^a   Belyakov, Pavel A ^a   Nikishin, Gennady I ^a  

^a N D ZELINSKY INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Dimerization; Electrochemistry; Homogeneous catalysis; Stereoselectivity; Stilbenes

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347389950     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200601108     Document Type: Article

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