Integrated catalytic C-H transformations for one-pot synthesis of 1-arylisoindoles from isoindolines via palladium-catalyzed dehydrogenation followed by C-H arylation

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1238-1241

  Ohmura, Toshimichi ^a   Kijima, Akihito ^a   Suginome, Michinori ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOINDOLE DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; ISOINDOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PALLADIUM;

EID: 79952182054     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol2001232     Document Type: Article

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