Green, palladium-catalyzed synthesis of benzylic H-phosphinates from hypophosphorous acid and benzylic alcohols

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 24, 2008, Pages 4101-4103

  Coudray, Laëtitia ^a   Montchamp, Jean Luc ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Cross coupling; Homogeneous catalysis; Organophosphorous compounds; Palladium; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

EID: 53749096339     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200800581     Document Type: Article

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