Palladium-catalyzed selective α-arylation of ortho -bromoacetophenones

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 2103-2111

  Krishna, Jonnada ^a   Reddy, Alavala Gopi Krishna ^a   Satyanarayana, Gedu ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

1 (2 bromophenyl)ethanones; C H activation; iodo arenes; Pd catalysis; Arylation

Indexed keywords

ACETOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; IODO ARENE; ORTHO BROMOACETOPHENONE; PALLADIUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA ARYLATION; ARTICLE; ARYLATION; CATALYST; ELECTRON; OXIDATION; REACTION TIME; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84902983523     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2014.880789     Document Type: Article

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