Amine-linked N-heterocyclic carbenes: The importance of an pendant free-amine auxiliary in assisting the catalytic reaction

Chemistry - An Asian Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1520-1524

  Li, Chia Yi ^a   Kuo, Yi Yin ^a   Tsai, Jie Hong ^a   Yap, Glenn P A ^b   Ong, Tiow Gan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

amines; benzoin condensation; carbenes; cyclotrimerization; organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

AMINE GROUPS; BENZOIN CONDENSATION; BOND FORMATION; CARBENES; CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; CATALYTIC PROCESS; CATALYTIC REACTIONS; CYCLOTRIMERIZATION; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; ORGANOCATALYSIS; PROOF OF CONCEPT; SECONDARY AMINES; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

AMINATION; CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; REACTION KINETICS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79957729451     PISSN: 18614728     EISSN: 1861471X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asia.201000829     Document Type: Article

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