Ligand-activated lithium-mediated zincation of N-phenylpyrrole

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 35, 2007, Pages 9982-9989

  Seggio, Anne ^a   Lannou, Marie Isabelle ^a   Chevallier, Floris ^a   Nobuto, Daisuke ^b   Uchiyama, Masanobu ^b   Golhen, Stéphane ^c   Roisnel, Thierry ^c   Mongin, Florence ^a  

^a Chimie et Photonique Moleculaires Rennes   (France)

^b INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES CHIMIQUES DE RENNES   (France)

Author keywords

Heterocycles; Ligand effects; Lithium; Metalation; Zincates

Indexed keywords

DIETHYL ETHER (DEE); METALATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

HEXANE; LIGANDS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; TOLUENE; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

1 PHENYLPYRROLE; LIGAND; LITHIUM; N-PHENYLPYRROLE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

LIGANDS; LITHIUM; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PYRROLES; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 37249022943     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200700608     Document Type: Article

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