Direct synthesis of water-tolerant alkyl indium reagents and their application in palladium-catalyzed couplings with aryl halides

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 511-514

  Shen, Zhi Liang ^a   Goh, Kelvin Kau Kiat ^a   Yang, Yong Sheng ^a   Lai, Yin Chang ^a   Wong, Colin Hong An ^a   Cheong, Hao Lun ^a   Loh, Teck Peng ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

cross coupling; indium; organoindium reagents; palladium; synthesis design

Indexed keywords

ALKYL HALIDES; ARYL HALIDES; CATALYZED COUPLING; CROSS-COUPLINGS; DIRECT SYNTHESIS; N ,N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE; ORGANIC SYNTHESIS; ORGANOINDIUM REAGENTS; SYNTHESIS DESIGN; SYNTHETIC UTILITY; TERT-BUTYLDIMETHYLSILYL;

ALKYLATION; CATALYSIS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; METAL HALIDES; PALLADIUM;

INDIUM;

EID: 78650915605     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201005798     Document Type: Article

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