Umpolung amination: Nickel-catalyzed coupling reactions of N,N-dialkyl-N-chloroamines with diorganozinc reagents

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 43, 2009, Pages 15598-15599

  Barker, Timothy J ^a   Jarvo, Elizabeth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CHLOROAMINES; DIORGANOZINC REAGENTS; NICKEL CATALYZED COUPLING; ONE-POT PROCEDURES; ORGANOZINC REAGENTS; REACTION CONDITIONS; UMPOLUNG;

AMINES; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ORGANOMETALLICS;

NICKEL ALLOYS;

AMINE; ELECTROPHILE; HYDROXYLAMINE; N CHLOROAMINE DERIVATIVE; N METHYL N CHLOROBENZYLAMINE; N,N DIBUTYL N CHLOROAMINE; NICKEL; NITROGEN; PHENYLZINC CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHLORINATION; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; SYNTHESIS;

AMINATION; CATALYSIS; CHLORAMINES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; NICKEL; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; ZINC;

EID: 70350662869     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja907038b     Document Type: Article

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