Iron-catalyzed oxidative coupling of alkylamides with arenes through oxidation of alkylamides followed by Friedel-Crafts alkylation

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-34

  Shirakawa, Eiji ^a   Uchiyama, Nanase ^a   Hayashi, Tamio ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; CATALYTIC AMOUNTS; CATALYTIC CYCLES; EFFICIENT CATALYSTS; FRIEDEL-CRAFTS ALKYLATION; LEWIS ACID; NUCLEOPHILICITIES; OXIDATIVE COUPLINGS; TANDEM REACTION;

ALKYLATION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; IRON COMPOUNDS; METAL COMPLEXES; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; ZIRCONIUM;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

AMIDE; COPPER CHLORIDE; FERRIC CHLORIDE; IRON; LEWIS ACID; OXIDIZING AGENT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RUTHENIUM DERIVATIVE; TRANSITION ELEMENT; ZIRCONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CYCLIZATION; FRIEDEL CRAFTS REACTION; OXIDATION; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 78650886604     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo102217m     Document Type: Article

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