Direct and waste-free amidations and cycloadditions by organocatalytic activation of carboxylic acids at room temperature

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2876-2879

  Al Zoubi, Raed M ^a   Marion, Olivier ^a   Hall, Dennis G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amides; Boronic acids; Carboxylic acids; Cycloaddition; Organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; KETONES; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AMIDES; BORONIC ACIDS; CYCLOADDITION; ORGANOCATALYSIS;

ACIDS;

AMIDE; BORONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

AMIDES; AMINATION; BORONIC ACIDS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 42249107680     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200705468     Document Type: Article

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