Rh 2(II)-catalyzed synthesis of carbazoles from biaryl azides

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3225-3228

  Stokes, Benjamin J ^a   Jovanović, Brankica ^a   Dong, Huijun ^a   Richert, Kathleen J ^a   Riell, Ryan D ^a   Driver, Tom G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYZED SYNTHESIS; METRIC QUANTITIES;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; SECURITY OF DATA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

RHODIUM;

4 AZIDO 3 PHENYLANISOLE; 4 METHOXYCARBAZOLE; AZIDE; CARBAZOLE DERIVATIVE; RHODIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; STOICHIOMETRY; SYNTHESIS;

AZIDES; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CARBAZOLES; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RHODIUM; STEREOISOMERISM; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 65249183321     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo9002536     Document Type: Article

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