Indium - Copper-mediated barbier - Grignard-type alkylation reaction of imines in aqueous media

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 5413-5416

  Shen, Zhi Liang ^a   Loh, Teck Peng ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; IMINE; INDIUM; WATER;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY;

ALKYLATION; COPPER; IMINES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; INDIUM; WATER;

EID: 38349173925     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol702263b     Document Type: Article

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