The discovery and development of a palladium(II)-catalyzed oxidative cross-coupling of two unactivated arenes

Topics in Organometallic Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 91-120

  Stuart, David R ^a   Fagnou, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

C H functionalization; Indole; Oxidative cross coupling; Palladium

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870588257     PISSN: 14366002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3418-2012-52     Document Type: Article

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