A general and efficient iron-catalyzed benzylation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 349, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 865-870

  Kischel, Jette ^a   Mertins, Kristin ^a   Michalik, Dirk ^a   Zapf, Alexander ^a   Beller, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

1,3 dicarbonyl compounds; Anticoagulants; Benzylation; C C coupling; Iron catalysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547146499     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200600497     Document Type: Article

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