Nucleophilic carbene and HOAt relay catalysis in an amide bond coupling: An orthogonal peptide bond forming reaction

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 45, 2007, Pages 13796-13797

  Vora, Harit U ^a   Rovis, Tomislav ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 HYDROXY 7 AZABENZOTRIAZOLE; AMIDE; CARBENOID; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMIDATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

AMIDES; AZA COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; HYDROCARBONS; METHANE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PEPTIDES; STEREOISOMERISM; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 36149000925     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0764052     Document Type: Article

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