Palladium-catalyzed intermolecular aerobic oxidative amination of terminal alkenes: Efficient synthesis of linear allylamine derivatives

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 25, 2008, Pages 4733-4736

  Liu, Guosheng ^a   Yin, Guoyin ^a   Wu, Liang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkenes; Allylic compounds; Amination; Oxidation; Palladium

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; HYDROCARBONS; LINEAR EQUATIONS; OLEFINS; PALLADIUM;

ALKENES; ALLYLIC COMPOUNDS; AMINATION; OXIDATION;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALKENE; ALLYLAMINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; PALLADIUM;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; ALLYLAMINE; AMINATION; CATALYSIS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PALLADIUM;

EID: 48849087617     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200801009     Document Type: Article

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