Temporal separation of catalytic activities allows anti-Markovnikov reductive functionalization of terminal alkynes

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 22-27

  Li, Le ^a   Herzon, Seth B ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYNE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

ALKYLATION; ALKYNES; CATALYSIS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 84890924646     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1799     Document Type: Article

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