2,2'-biimidazole as an efficient ligand for copper(I)-catalyzed C-N coupling reactions

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 222-228

  Hu, Zhang ^a,b   Ye, Wei ^a   Zou, Hongbin ^a   Yu, Yongping ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGDONG OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2,2' biimidazole; Copper catalyzed; Ligand; N Arylation

Indexed keywords

2,2' BIIMIDAZOLE; AROMATIC AMINE; BENZYLAMINE; COPPER; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HALIDE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IODOBENZENE; LIGAND; NITROGEN; NUCLEOPHILE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ARYLATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 73949134902     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910902964791     Document Type: Article

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