Direct transformation of methyl imines to α-iminonitriles under mild and transition-metal-free conditions

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 34, 2013, Pages 11199-11202

  Chen, Feng ^a   Huang, Xiaoqiang ^a   Cui, Yuxin ^a   Jiao, Ning ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

C H activation; nitriles; radical reactions; rearrangement; transition metal free

Indexed keywords

C-H ACTIVATION; NITRILES; RADICAL REACTIONS; REARRANGEMENT; TRANSITION-METAL FREE;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS;

TRANSITION METALS;

CARBON; FREE RADICAL; HYDROGEN; IMINE; NITRILE; TRANSITION ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; C H ACTIVATION; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; RADICAL REACTIONS; REARRANGEMENT; TRANSITION-METAL FREE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

C H ACTIVATION; NITRILES; RADICAL REACTIONS; REARRANGEMENT; TRANSITION-METAL FREE;

CARBON; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; FREE RADICALS; HYDROGEN; IMINES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NITRILES; TRANSITION ELEMENTS;

EID: 84882253269     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201301933     Document Type: Article

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