Cu-catalyzed tandem C-N bond formation for the synthesis of pyrroles and heteroarylpyrroles

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 3379-3382

  Martín, Rubén ^a   Larsen, Catharine H ^a   Cuenca, Ana ^a   Buchwald, Stephen L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; COPPER; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; CATALYSIS; COPPER; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROCARBONS, HALOGENATED; PYRROLES;

EID: 34548181107     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol7014225     Document Type: Article

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