Copper-catalyzed oxidative direct cyclization of N-methylanilines with electron-deficient alkenes using molecular oxygen

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 6447-6451

  Nishino, Mayuko ^a   Hirano, Koji ^a   Satoh, Tetsuya ^a   Miura, Masahiro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZYLIDENE; C-H BOND CLEAVAGE; ELECTRON-DEFICIENT; GOOD YIELD; MALEIMIDES; MALONONITRILES;

CATALYSIS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; CYCLIZATION; OLEFINS;

MOLECULAR OXYGEN;

ALKENE; BENZYLIDENE DERIVATIVE; BENZYLIDENE MALONONITRILE; COPPER CHLORIDE; COPPER OXIDE; MALEIMIDE; METHYLANILINE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; TETRAHYDROQUINOLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CYCLIZATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE DIRECT CYCLIZATION;

EID: 79961085481     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo2011329     Document Type: Article

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