Catalytic alkylation of benzylic C-H bonds with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds utilizing oxygen as terminal oxidant

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1172-1175

  Correia, Camille A ^a   Li, Chao Jun ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,3 DICARBONYL COMPOUND; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; COPPER CHLORIDE; FERROUS CHLORIDE; OXIDIZING AGENT; OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; OXIDATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 74049134794     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.12.080     Document Type: Article

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