A highly efficient, metal-free and convenient diarylallyl ether/ thioether formation via oxidative c-h activation

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 351, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 865-868

  Li, Yan ^a   Bao, Weiliang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

1,3 diarylpropy lenes; 2,3 dichloro 5,6 dicyanoquinone (DDQ); Alcohols; C H activation; C O; C S bond formation; Cross coupling

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249172665     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200800810     Document Type: Article

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