Direct approaches to nitriles via highly efficient nitrogenation strategy through C-H or C-C bond cleavage

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1137-1145

  Wang, Teng ^a   Jiao, Ning ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; CARBON; IMINE; NITRILE; OXYGEN;

CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; CARBON; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, SYNTHETIC; IMINES; NITRILES; OXYGEN;

EID: 84898885098     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar400259e     Document Type: Article

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