A simple synthesis of functionalized 3-methyl-1-pyridinyl-1H-imidazolium salts as bidentate N-heterocyclic-carbene precursors and their application in Ir-catalyzed arene borylation

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 51, Issue 50, 2010, Pages 6622-6625

  Peters, Martin ^b   Breinbauer, Rolf ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bidentate ligands; Borylation; C h activation; Homogeneous catalysis; N Heterocyclic carbenes (nhc)

Indexed keywords

3 METHYL 1 PYRIDINYL 1H IMIDAZOLIUM; CARBENE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IRIDIUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; BORYLATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 78650251548     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.10.059     Document Type: Article

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