Palladium(0)-catalyzed arylative dearomatization of phenols

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 133, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 9282-9285

  Rousseaux, Sophie ^a   García Fortanet, Jorge ^a   Del Aguila Sanchez, Miguel Angel ^a   Buchwald, Stephen L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEAROMATIZATION; ENANTIOCONTROL; QUATERNARY CENTERS;

CATALYSIS;

PHENOLS;

KETONE DERIVATIVE; NUCLEOPHILE; PALLADIUM; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SPIROCYCLOHEXADIENONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; ARYLATION; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

CATALYSIS; PALLADIUM; PHENOLS; SPIRO COMPOUNDS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79959203841     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja203644q     Document Type: Article

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