Radical synthesis of guanidines from N-Acyl cyanamides

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2178-2181

  Larraufie, Marie Hélène ^a   Ollivier, Cyril ^a   Fensterbank, Louis ^a   Malacria, Max ^a   Lacôte, Emmanuel ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Azides; Cyanamides; Cyclization; Heterocycles; Radicals.

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CYANAMIDES; GUANIDINE DERIVATIVE; HETEROCYCLES; MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; MODULAR ASSEMBLY; MOLECULAR COMPLEXITY; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; RADICAL SYNTHESIS;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

CYCLIZATION;

CYANAMIDE; FREE RADICAL; GUANIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

CYANAMIDE; FREE RADICALS; GUANIDINES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 77949412705     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200907237     Document Type: Article

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