Highly selective monomethylation of primary amines through host-guest product sequestration

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2452-2453

  Yebeutchou, Roger M ^a   Dalcanale, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SALT; ASSOCIATION CONSTANT; CAVITAND; COMPLETE CONTROL; H-BONDING; HOST-GUEST; INTERMEDIATE REACTIONS; ION-DIPOLE; MONOMETHYLATION; N-METHYLATION; PHOSPHONATE; PRIMARY AMINES; REACTION MEDIUM; SYNERGISTIC COMBINATIONS;

AMINATION; AMINES; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS;

AMINE; PRIMARY AMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; DIPOLE; HYDROGEN BOND; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MONOMETHYLATION; PRODUCT SEQUESTRATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SYNTHESIS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 67749143923     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja809614y     Document Type: Article

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