Benzylic Organometals via Reductive Metalation Procedures

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1006-1035

  Azzena, Ugo ^a   Dettori, Giovanna ^a   Pisano, Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkali metals; Benzylic organometals; Benzyllithium; Electron transfer; Functionalized organometals; Reduction; Reductive cleavage; Reductive metalation

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METALS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

% REDUCTIONS; BENZYLIC; BENZYLIC ORGANOMETAL; BENZYLLITHIUM; ELECTRON TRANSFER; FUNCTIONALIZED; FUNCTIONALIZED ORGANOMETAL; METALATIONS; REDUCTIVE CLEAVAGE; REDUCTIVE METALATION;

CARBON;

EID: 79952744864     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527211794785091     Document Type: Review

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