Trifluoromethylation of arenes and heteroarenes by means of photoredox catalysis

Nature

Volumn 480, Issue 7376, 2011, Pages 224-228

  Nagib, David A ^a   Macmillan, David W C ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; HETEROARENE DERIVATIVE; METHYL GROUP; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; TRIFLUOROMETHYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATALYSIS; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXCRETION; METABOLISM; PERMEABILITY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RADICAL; REDOX CONDITIONS;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; METHYLATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHARMACOPHORE; PHOTOREDOX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIC ELECTRICITY; TRIFLUOROMETHYLATION;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, SYNTHETIC; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DRUG DESIGN; FLAVONES; HALOGENATION; HEPTANOIC ACIDS; INDANS; ISOMERISM; LIGHT; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; PIPERIDINES; PYRROLES; URACIL;

EID: 83055177179     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature10647     Document Type: Article

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