Safe and reliable synthesis of diazoketones and quinoxalines in a continuous flow reactor

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 320-323

  Martin, Laetitia J ^a   Marzinzik, Andreas L ^a   Ley, Steven V ^b   Baxendale, Ian R ^b  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZONIUM COMPOUND; KETONE; PHENYLENEDIAMINE DERIVATIVE; QUINOXALINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC; DIAZONIUM COMPOUNDS; KETONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHENYLENEDIAMINES; QUINOXALINES;

EID: 78651474657     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol1027927     Document Type: Article

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