On the dual role of N-heterocyclic carbenes as bases and nucleophiles in reactions with organic halides

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 23, 2011, Pages 3784-3795

  Knappke, Christiane E I ^a   Arduengo, Anthony J ^b   Jiao, Haijun ^c   Neudörfl, Jörg Martin ^a   Jacobivonwangelin, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FÜR KATALYSE E V AN DER UNIVERSITÄT ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

enamines; imidazoles; N heterocyclic carbenes; nucleophilicity; umpolung

Indexed keywords

ENAMINES; IMIDAZOLES; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; NUCLEOPHILICITY; UMPOLUNG;

CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

1 (2,6 DIISOPROPYLPHENYL) 3 METHYL 2 (4 METHYLBENZYLIDENE) 2,3 DIHYDRO 1H IMIDAZOLE; 1 ETHYL 3 METHYL 2 (4 NITROBENZYLIDENE) 2,3 DIHYDRO 1H IMIDAZOLE; 1 TERT BUTYL 3 (2,6 DIISOPROPYLPHENYL) 2 (4 NITROBENZYLIDENE) 2,3 DIHYDRO 1H IMIDAZOLE; 1,3 BIS (2,6 DIISOPROPYLPHENYL) 2 (4 METHYLBENZYLIDENE) 2,3 DIHYDRO 1H IMIDAZOLE; 1,3 BIS (2,6 DIISOPROPYLPHENYL) 2 (4 NITROBENZYLIDENE) 2,3 DIHYDRO 1H IMIDAZOLE; 1,3 BIS (2,6 DIISOPROPYLPHENYL) 2 (PROP 2 ENYLIDENE) 2,3 DIHYDRO 1H IMIDAZOLE; 2 (4 BROMOBENZYL) 1,3 DI TERT BUTYLIMIDAZOLIUM BROMIDE; 2 (4 BROMOBENZYLIDENE) 1 TERT BUTYL 3 (2,6 DIISOPROPYLPHENYL) 2,3 DIHYDRO 1H IMIDAZOLE; 2 (4 BROMOBENZYLIDENE) 1,3 BIS (2,6 DIISOPROPYLPHENYL) 2,3 DIHYDRO 1H IMIDAZOLE; [1,3 BIS (2,6 DIISOPROPYLPHENYL) 2,3 DIHYDRO 1H IMIDAZOL 2 YLIDENE]ACETONITRILE; ACETONITRILE; CARBENOID; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; ORGANOHALOGEN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; HALOGENATION; HIGH RESOLUTION MELTING ANALYSIS; NUCLEOPHILICITY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON TRANSPORT; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 81955164089     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: 1437210X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1289593     Document Type: Article

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