Copper-catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) of Alkynes and Benzylic C-H bonds

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 352, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1446-1450

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

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkynes; C C coupling; C H activation; Copper; Diphenylmethanes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954306373     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 16154169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201000066     Document Type: Article

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