An efficient copper-catalyzed etherification of aryl halides

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1419-1422

  Huang, Jinkun ^a   Chen, Ying ^a   Chan, Johann ^a   Ronk, Mike L ^a   Larsen, Robert D ^a   Faul, Margaret M ^a  

^a AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

aryl halides; copper; etherification; ligand free

Indexed keywords

3 (2 METHOXYETHOXY)PYRIDINE; 5 (PENTYLOXY)PYRIMIDIN 2 OL; 8 QUINOLINOL; ALKANOL; COPPER; HALIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ETHERIFICATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGAND BINDING; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 80955177197     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: 14372096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1260761     Document Type: Article

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