Dirhodium(II)-catalyzed intramolecular C-H amination of aryl azides

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 27, 2008, Pages 5056-5059

  Shen, Meihua ^a   Leslie, Brooke E ^a   Driver, Tom G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Azides; C H amination; Indoles; Rhodium

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AZIDES; C-H AMINATION; INDOLES; RHODIUM;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 53249136199     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200800689     Document Type: Article

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