A very simple copper-catalyzed synthesis of anilines by employing aqueous ammonia

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 337-339

  Xia, Ning ^a   Taillefer, Marc ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Amination; Ammonia; Anilines; Copper; Homogeneous catalysis

Indexed keywords

AMINATION; AMINES; AMMONIA; ANILINE; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CHELATION; REACTION KINETICS;

ACETYLACETONATE; AQUEOUS AMMONIAS; BIPHASIC SYSTEMS; CATALYZED SYNTHESES; COPPER CATALYSTS; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; MILD CONDITIONS;

COPPER;

AMMONIA; ANILINE; ANILINE DERIVATIVE; BROMINATED HYDROCARBON; COPPER; IODINATED HYDROCARBON; KETONE; LIGAND; WATER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

AMMONIA; ANILINE COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; COPPER; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; HYDROCARBONS, IODINATED; KETONES; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; WATER;

EID: 58249110590     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200802569     Document Type: Article

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