Diastereoselective synthesis of tetrahydroquinolines via a palladium-catalyzed Heck-Suzuki cascade reaction

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 53, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 2308-2311

  Wilson, Jonathan E ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Heck reaction; Palladium catalysis; Suzuki coupling; Tetrahydroquinoline

Indexed keywords

PALLADIUM; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DIASTEREOISOMER; HECK REACTION; HECK SUZUKI REACTION; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84862809393     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: 18733581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.02.096     Document Type: Article

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