Stereoselective Pincer-complex catalyzed C-H functionalization of benzyl nitriles under mild conditions. An efficient route to β-aminonitriles

Organic Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 5175-5178

  Aydin, Juhanes ^a   Conrad, Cathrin S ^a   Szabó, Kálmán J ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMINE; NITRILE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

CATALYSIS; IMINES; NITRILES; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PALLADIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 58149199847     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol8021512     Document Type: Article

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