A concise asymmetric synthesis of cis-2,6-disubstituted N-aryl piperazines via Pd-catalyzed carboamination reactions

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 3279-3282

  Nakhla, Josephine S ^a   Wolfe, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PALLADIUM; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

AMINATION; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; PALLADIUM; PIPERAZINES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 34548185689     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol071241f     Document Type: Article

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