Nickel-catalyzed synthesis of 1,3,5-trisubstituted hydantoins from acrylates and isocyanates

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 3560-3563

  Miura, Tomoya ^a   Mikano, Yusuke ^a   Murakami, Masahiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDANTOIN DERIVATIVE; ISOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; SYNTHESIS;

ACRYLATES; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; HYDANTOINS; ISOCYANATES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NICKEL;

EID: 79960186286     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol200957y     Document Type: Article

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