Room temperature copper-catalyzed 2-functionalization of pyrrole rings by a three-component coupling reaction

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2836-2839

  Cho, Seung Hwan ^a   Chang, Sukbok ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alkynes; Azides; C C bond formation; Copper; Pyrrole rings

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COPPER; HYDROCARBONS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

ALKYNES; AZIDES; C-C BOND FORMATION; PYRROLE RINGS;

CHEMICAL BONDS;

EID: 44649165383     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200705940     Document Type: Article

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