Amide-directed alkenylation of sp2 C-H bonds catalyzed by a cationic Rh(I)/BIPHEP complex under mild conditions: Dramatic rate acceleration by a 1-pyrrolidinecarbonyl group

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 689-692

  Shibata, Yu ^a   Otake, Yousuke ^a   Hirano, Masao ^a   Tanaka, Ken ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 62149126540     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol802767s     Document Type: Article

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