Direct C-H/C-X coupling methodologies mediated by Pd/Cu or Cu: An examination of the synthetic applications and mechanistic findings

Current Organic Synthesis

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-101

  de Ornellas, Sara ^a   Storr, Thomas E ^a   Williams, Thomas J ^a   Baumann, Christoph G ^a   Fairlamb, Ian J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C H Functionalisation; Copper; Nucleosides and Imidazoles; Palladium

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551671096     PISSN: 15701794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157017911794407656     Document Type: Article

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