Copper-catalyzed synthesis of phenanthridine derivatives under an oxygen atmosphere starting from biaryl-2-carbonitriles and grignard reagents

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 3682-3685

  Zhang, Line ^a   Ang, Gim Yean ^a   Chiba, Shunsuke ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; NITRILE; OXYGEN; PHENANTHRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ATMOSPHERE; CATALYSIS; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES; COPPER; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRILES; OXYGEN; PHENANTHRIDINES;

EID: 77955706771     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol101490n     Document Type: Article

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