Selective sp3 C-H bond activation based on a carbocation relay: Friedel-Crafts reaction with alkanes as the alkylating component

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 2, 2011, Pages 264-270

  Wang, Jie ^a   Zhou, Pengfei ^a,b   Wang, Yang ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Alkanes; Alkylation; C H activation; Carbocations; Friedel Crafts reaction; Lewis acids

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650861506     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201001118     Document Type: Article

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