Formation and utility of azasilacyclopentadienes derived from silacyclopropenes and nitriles

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 425-428

  Anderson, Laura L ^a   Woerpel, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE; AMINOALCOHOL; BORIC ACID; CARBON; COPPER; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; NITRILE; SILICON;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY;

AMINES; AMINO ALCOHOLS; AZA COMPOUNDS; BORIC ACIDS; CARBON; CATALYSIS; COPPER; CYCLOPENTANES; NITRILES; SILICON;

EID: 61449131532     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol802412b     Document Type: Article

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