Iron-mediated cross dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) of terminal alkynes with benzylic ethers and alkanes

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 50-54

  Xiang, Shi Kai ^a   Zhang, Bo ^a   Zhang, Li He ^a   Cui, Yuxin ^a   Jiao, Ning ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

benzylic ethers; cross dehydrogenative coupling; iron; terminal alkynes

Indexed keywords

BENZYLIC; C-C BOND FORMATION; DEHYDROGENATIVE COUPLING; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; IRON SALTS; TERMINAL ALKYNE; TERMINAL ALKYNES;

ACETYLENE; ETHERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS;

IRON;

EID: 84856363061     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-011-4435-3     Document Type: Article

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