On the importance of an acid additive in the synthesis of pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles by direct copper-catalyzed amination

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 6315-6320

  Masters, Kye Simeon ^a   Rauws, Tom R M ^a   Yadav, Ashok K ^a   Herrebout, Wouter A ^a   Van Der Veken, Benjamin ^a   Maes, Bert U W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

C H activation; C H amination; C H functionalization; catalysis; copper

Indexed keywords

ACID ADDITIVES; BENZIMIDAZOLES; C-H ACTIVATION; C-H AMINATION; C-H FUNCTIONALIZATION; MODULAR SYNTHESIS;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; AMINATION; CATALYSIS; COPPER;

AMINES;

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; COPPER;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

AMINATION; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CATALYSIS; COPPER; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 79958201870     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201100574     Document Type: Article

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