Synthesis of 3-aminoisoxazoles via the addition-elimination of amines on 3-bromoisoxazolines

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1159-1162

  Girardin, Mélina ^a   Alsabeh, Pamela G ^a   Lauzon, Sophie ^a   Dolman, Sarah J ^a   Ouellet, Stéphane G ^a   Hughes, Greg ^a  

^a MERCK FROSST CENTRE FOR THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE; BROMINATED HYDROCARBON; ISOXAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

AMINES; CATALYSIS; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; ISOXAZOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 64349120627     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol9000284     Document Type: Article

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