The expedient and regioselective metalation of unprotected biphenyl-2-, -3-, and -4-carboxylic acids

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 1, 2006, Pages 174-182

  Tilly, David ^a   Samanta, Subhendu S ^a,b   Castanet, Anne Sophie ^a   De, Asish ^b   Mortier, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

^b DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

9H Fluoren 9 one; Organolithium compounds; ortho Lithiation; Schlosser Lochmann superbase; Unprotected benzoic acids

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547904032     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200500469     Document Type: Article

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