Copper-catalyzed regiospecific synthesis of N-alkylbenzimidazoles

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 4749-4751

  Zheng, Nan ^a   Buchwald, Stephen L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; COPPER; PALLADIUM;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYLATION; AMINES; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CATALYSIS; COPPER; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PALLADIUM;

EID: 36348982844     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol7020737     Document Type: Article

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