Direct arylation of oligonaphthalenes using PIFA/BF3· Et2O: From double arylation to larger oligoarene products

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 8169-8175

  Guo, Wusheng ^a   Faggi, Enrico ^a   Sebastián, Rosa M ^a   Vallribera, Adelina ^a   Pleixats, Roser ^a   Shafir, Alexandr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARYLATIONS; C-H BOND; CROSS-COUPLINGS; DEHYDROGENATIVE COUPLING; SELECTIVE FUNCTIONALIZATION; SUBSTITUTED BENZENES;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; ARYLATION; CHEMICAL BOND; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIMERIZATION; ELECTROPHILICITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SYNTHESIS;

BENZENE; BORANES; IODOBENZENES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NAPHTHALENES; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID;

EID: 84882346856     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo401001k     Document Type: Article

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