Orthometallation as a strategy in Pd-mediated organic synthesis

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 3441-3464

  Aguilar, David ^a   Cuesta, Luciano ^a   Nieto, Sonia ^a   Serrano, Elena ^a   Urriolabeitia, Esteban P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CH activation; Insertion; Orthopalladation; Oxidative coupling; Palladium

Indexed keywords

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

C-C BONDS; CH ACTIVATION; INSERTION; ORGANIC SYNTHESIS; ORGANICS; ORTHOMETALLATION; ORTHOPALLADATION; OXIDATIVE COUPLINGS; PALLADACYCLES; REGIO-SELECTIVE;

PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 80052479619     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527211797247923     Document Type: Review

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