Discovery of an α-amino C-H arylation reaction using the strategy of accelerated serendipity

Science

Volumn 334, Issue 6059, 2011, Pages 1114-1117

  McNally, Andrew ^a   Prier, Christopher K ^a   MacMillan, David W C ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO ACID; AMINE; BENZYLIC AMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; DRUG; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REACTION KINETICS; REDOX CONDITIONS; SUBSTRATE; TRANSFORMATION;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ARYLATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKFLOW;

EID: 82255173962     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1213920     Document Type: Article

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