Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed domino reactions of 1,2-dihaloarenes and 2-haloaryl arenesulfonates with Grignard reagents: efficient synthesis of substituted fluorenes

Tetrahedron

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2537-2552

  Dong, Cheng Guo ^a   Hu, Qiao Sheng ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

1,2 Dihalobenzenes; 2 Haloaryl arenesulfonates; Domino reactions; Grignard reagents; Palladium; Substituted fluorenes

Indexed keywords

1 BROMO 2 BROMOBENZENE; 1 BROMO 2 CHLOROBENZENE; 1 BROMO 2 FLUOROBENZENE; 1 BROMO 2 IODOBENZENE; 1,2 DIBROMOBENZENE; 1,2 DIHALOARENE DERIVATIVE; 2 BROMO 4 METHYLPHENYLTOSYLATE; 2 CHLORO 4 METHYLPHENYLTOSYLATE; 2 HALOARYL ARENESULFONATE DERIVATIVE; 2 IODO 4 METHYLPHENYLTOSYLATE; 2,4 DIMETHYLFLUORENE; ALKYNE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CARBENE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE; GRIGNARD REAGENT; PALLADIUM COMPLEX; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; HYDROGEN BOND; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 38749132948     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2008.01.020     Document Type: Article

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