Trimethylaluminium-facilitated direct amidation of carboxylic acids

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 14, 2011, Pages 2072-2074

  Chung, Seungwon ^a   Uccello, Daniel P ^a   Choi, Huiwon ^a   Montgomery, Justin I ^a   Chen, Jinshan ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

amidation; amide; carboxylic acid; Lewis acid; trimethylaluminium

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; AMINE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LEWIS ACID; TRIMETHYLALUMINIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMIDATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 80052054943     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: 14372096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1260982     Document Type: Article

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