Synthesis of amidines using N-allyl ynamides. A palladium-catalyzed allyl transfer through an ynamido-π-allyl complex

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 899-902

  Zhang, Yu ^a   Dekorver, Kyle A ^a   Lohse, Andrew G ^a   Zhang, Yan Shi ^a   Huang, Jian ^a   Hsung, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDINE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; LACTONE; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

AMIDINES; CATALYSIS; IMIDAZOLES; LACTONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PALLADIUM;

EID: 62749198679     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol802844z     Document Type: Article

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