Base-catalyzed anti-Markovnikov hydroamination of vinylarenes - Scope, limitations and computational studies

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 20, 2007, Pages 3311-3325

  Horrillo Martínez, Patricia ^a   Hultzsch, Kai C ^a   Gil, Adrià ^b   Branchadell, Vicenç ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Density functional calculations; Homogeneous catalysis; Hydroamination; Lithium; Phenethylamines; Reaction mechanisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447524908     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200700147     Document Type: Article

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