Palladium-catalyzed intramolecular C-arylation of benzylic carbon: Synthesis of 3-benzoxazolylisoindolinones by a sequence of Ugi-4CR/ postfunctionalization

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3600-3603

  Salcedo, Angela ^a   Neuville, Luc ^a   Zhu, Jieping ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; COPPER; PALLADIUM; REACTION KINETICS;

ARYLATION; BENZYLIC CARBON; INTRAMOLECULAR REACTIONS;

CARBON;

CARBON; COPPER; PALLADIUM;

ADDUCTION; ARTICLE; ARYLATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; SYNTHESIS;

AMIDES; AZO COMPOUNDS; BENZENE; CARBON; CATALYSIS; COPPER; INDOLES; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PALLADIUM;

EID: 43449120405     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo800266y     Document Type: Article

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