Metal and carbene organocatalytic relay activation of alkynes for stereoselective reactions

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Namitharan, Kayambu ^a   Zhu, Tingshun ^a   Cheng, Jiajia ^a   Zheng, Pengcheng ^a,b   Li, Xiangyang ^b   Yang, Song ^b   Song, Bao An ^b   Chi, Yonggui Robin ^a,b  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYNE DERIVATIVE; CARBENE; COPPER; ELECTROPHILE; ISATIN; METAL; N HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE; OXINDOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATALYSIS; COPPER; REACTION KINETICS;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84901720561     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4982     Document Type: Article

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