Palladium-catalyzed cross coupling reaction of benzyl bromides with diazoesters for stereoselective synthesis of (E)-α,β-diarylacrylates

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 469-472

  Yu, Wing Yiu ^a   Tsoi, Yuk Tai ^a   Zhou, Zhongyuan ^a   Chan, Albert S C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ALKENE; AZO COMPOUND; AZOESTER; BENZYL BROMIDE; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ACRYLATES; ALKENES; AZO COMPOUNDS; BENZYL COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; PALLADIUM; STEREOISOMERISM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 61449118850     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol8026076     Document Type: Article

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