An improved protocol for the Pd-catalyzed α-arylation of aldehydes with aryl halides

Organic Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 4561-4564

  Martin, Rubén ^a   Buchwald, Stephen L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ALKENE; HALOGEN; PALLADIUM; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALDEHYDES; ALKENES; CATALYSIS; HALOGENS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PALLADIUM; PHENOLS;

EID: 58149145335     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol8017775     Document Type: Article

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