Palladium-catalysed cyclisation of N-alkynyl aminomalonates

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 41, 2010, Pages 12303-12306

  Hess, Wilfried ^a   Burton, Jonathan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aminomalonates; copper; nitrogen heterocycles; palladium; pyrrolidines

Indexed keywords

ALKENYL; ALKYNYLS; AMINOMALONATES; BUILDING BLOCKES; CYCLISATIONS; GOOD YIELD; NITROGEN HETEROCYCLES; PYRROLIDINES;

CATALYSIS;

PALLADIUM;

EID: 78249247717     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201001951     Document Type: Article

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