The partial reduction of electron-deficient pyrroles: procedures describing both Birch (Li/NH3) and ammonia-free (Li/DBB) conditions

Nature Protocols

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1888-1895

  Donohoe, Timothy J ^a   Thomas, Rhian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; AMMONIA; ANION; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; LITHIUM; NATURAL PRODUCT; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLINE DERIVATIVE;

ALDOL REACTION; ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIRCH REDUCTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRON; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM YIELD; SYNTHESIS;

AMMONIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; ELECTRONS; LITHIUM; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PYRROLES;

EID: 34548207628     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2007.245     Document Type: Article

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