Synthesis of heterocycles by intramolecular cyclization of organic Azides

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1578-1592

  Cenini, Sergio ^a   Ragaini, Fabio ^a   Gallo, Emma ^a   Caselli, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amination reactions; Heterocycles; Homogeneous catalysis; Intramolecular cyclisations; Organic azides; Transition metal complexes

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSITION METALS;

AMINATION REACTION; CLASSIFIEDS; HETEROCYCLES; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; INTRAMOLECULAR CYCLIZATIONS; N-HETEROCYCLIC; ORGANIC AZIDES; RING SIZES; SYNTHETIC METHODOLOGY; TRANSITION-METAL COMPLEX;

METAL COMPLEXES;

EID: 79954991052     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527211795378164     Document Type: Review

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