Synthesis of substituted isoquinolines utilizing palladium-catalyzed α-arylation of ketones

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 109, Issue 29, 2012, Pages 11605-11608

  Donohoe, Timothy J ^a   Pilgrim, Ben S ^a   Jones, Geraint R ^a   Bassuto, José A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpha arylation; Heterocycle; Isoquinoline N oxide; One pot

Indexed keywords

ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; KETONE; PALLADIUM;

AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; ARYLATION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CYCLIZATION; DEPROTECTION REACTION; HYDROLYSIS; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOICHIOMETRY;

CATALYSIS; ISOQUINOLINES; KETONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PALLADIUM;

EID: 84863935028     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1206532109     Document Type: Article

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