Efficient synthesis of pyrazoles: Oxidative C-C/N-N bond-formation cascade

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 49, Issue 42, 2010, Pages 7790-7794

  Neumann, Julia J ^a   Suri, Mamta ^a   Glorius, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Copper; Enamines; Heterocycles; N N coupling; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENT SYNTHESIS; ENAMINES; GOLDEN SECTION; GOOD YIELD; HETEROCYCLES; N-N COUPLING; PYRAZOLES; STARTING MATERIALS; SYNTHETIC STRATEGIES;

CYANIDES; OXIDATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AMINES;

CARBON; COPPER; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; NITRILE; NITROGEN; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

CARBON; CATALYSIS; COPPER; CYCLIZATION; INDOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRILES; NITROGEN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PYRAZOLES;

EID: 78249271085     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201002389     Document Type: Article

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