N-methylation of NH-containing heterocycles with dimethyl carbonate catalyzed by TMEDA

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 128-135

  Zhao, Sheng Yin ^a   Zhang, Hai Quan ^a   Zhang, Deng Qing ^a   Shao, Zhi Yu ^a  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dimethyl carbonate; methylation; NH containing heterocycles; TMEDA

Indexed keywords

1 BENZOYL 4 METHYLPIPERAZINE; 1 METHYL 1H BENZIMIDAZOLE; 1 METHYL 1H INDOLE; 1 METHYL 5 BROMO 1H LINDOLE; 4 NITRO N METHYLPHTHALIMIDE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CARBONIC ACID; DIAMINE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIMIDE DERIVATIVE; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACYLATION; ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; BIOCATALYST; CATALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; METHYLATION; NUCLEOPHILICITY; PROTEIN METHYLATION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 80052907621     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2010.523151     Document Type: Article

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