Iron-catalyzed benzylation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds by simple toluene derivatives

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 2382-2386

  Pan, ShiGuang ^a   Liu, JinHua ^a   Li, YuanMing ^a   Li, ZhiPing ^a  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

benzylation; C C bond formation; iron catalyzed; toluene derivatives

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862691107     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-012-5223-y     Document Type: Article

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