Copper/amino acid catalyzed cross-couplings of aryl and vinyl halides with nucleophiles

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1450-1460

  Ma, Dawei ^a   Cai, Qian ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; AMINO ACID; COPPER; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; HALOGEN; ION; SULFUR; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; METHYLATION; REVIEW;

AMIDES; AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSIS; COPPER; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; HALOGENS; IONS; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SULFUR; VINYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 57549098954     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar8000298     Document Type: Review

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