Regioselective trifluoromethylation of N-heteroaromatic compounds using trifluoromethyldifluoroborane activator

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Nishida, Tomoaki ^a   Ida, Haruka ^a   Kuninobu, Yoichiro ^a,b   Kanai, Motomu ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; BORANE DERIVATIVE; ISOQUINOLINE; N HETEROAROMATIC COMPOUND; PYRIDINE; QUINOLINE; TRIFLUOROMETHYLDIFLUOROBORANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ESTER; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; REACTION KINETICS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS COUPLING REACTION; METHYLATION; NUCLEOPHILICITY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; REGIOSELECTIVE TRIFLUOROMETHYLATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84896263723     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4387     Document Type: Article

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