Ligand-free copper-catalyzed N-arylation of nitrogen nucleophiles

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 349, Issue 17-18, 2007, Pages 2673-2676

  Correa, Arkaitz ^a   Bolm, Carsten ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Copper catalysis; Cross coupling; Ligand free; Nitrogen heterocycles; Sulfoximines

Indexed keywords

EID: 37349108522     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200700408     Document Type: Article

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