Microwave-assisted chemistry of 2(1H)-pyrazinones

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 265-283

  Mehta, Vaibhav P ^a   Appukkuttan, Prasad ^a,b   van der Eycken, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Kalena Agrahara   (India)

Author keywords

Buchwald hartwig coupling; Cross coupling; CuAAC; Diels alder reaction; Heck coupling; Liebeskind srogl coupling; Microwave irradiation; Pyrazinone; Simultaneous cooling; Sonogashira coupling; Stille coupling; Suzuki coupling

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; IRRADIATION; SCAFFOLDS;

BUCHWALD-HARTWIG COUPLINGS; CROSS-COUPLINGS; CUAAC; DIELS-ALDER REACTION; HECK COUPLING; LIEBESKIND-SROGL COUPLING; MICROWAVE- IRRADIATIONS; PYRAZINONE; SIMULTANEOUS COOLING; SONOGASHIRA COUPLING; STILLE COUPLING; SUZUKI COUPLINGS;

MICROWAVE IRRADIATION;

EID: 84856268762     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527211793979790     Document Type: Review

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