New strategy for the synthesis of substituted morpholines

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 5107-5110

  Leathen, Matthew L ^a   Rosen, Brandon R ^a   Wolfe, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENYL; AMINO ALCOHOLS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; ETHANOLAMINE; FOUR-STEP SYNTHESIS; GOOD YIELD; MORPHOLINE; MORPHOLINES; NEW STRATEGY;

ALCOHOLS; AMINES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

PALLADIUM;

AMINOALCOHOL; MORPHOLINE DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; ARYLATION; CATALYSIS; ENANTIOMER; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MORPHOLINES; PALLADIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 67650351948     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo9007223     Document Type: Article

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