Copper-catalyzed domino annulation approaches to the synthesis of benzoxazoles under microwave-accelerated and conventional thermal conditions

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3452-3459

  Viirre, Russell D ^a,b   Evindar, Ghotas ^a   Batey, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COPPER; CYCLIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; REGIOSELECTIVITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DIBROMOBENZENE; DOMINO ANNULATION APPROACHES; INTRAMOLECULAR CYCLIZATION;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

1,2 DIBROMOBENZENE; 3,4 DIBROMOTOLUENE; AMIDE; ANILINE; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BENZOXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE; COPPER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE DERIVATIVE;

ACYLATION; ANNULATION REACTION; ARTICLE; CROSS COUPLING REACTION; CYCLIZATION; HEATING; MICROWAVE RADIATION; REACTION TIME; SYNTHESIS;

ACYLATION; BENZOXAZOLES; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CATALYSIS; COPPER; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; MICROWAVES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 43449101554     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo702145d     Document Type: Article

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