Nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling of functionalized difluoromethyl bromides and chlorides with aryl boronic acids: A general method for difluoroalkylated arenes

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 53, Issue 37, 2014, Pages 9909-9913

  Xiao, Yu Lan ^a   Guo, Wen Hao ^a   He, Guo Zhen ^a   Pan, Qiang ^a   Zhang, Xingang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

boronic acids; cross coupling; fluorine; nickel; synthetic methods

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FLUORINE; CATALYSTS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ARYL BORONIC ACIDS; BORONIC ACID; COST-EFFICIENT; CROSS-COUPLINGS; DRUG DISCOVERY; FUNCTIONALIZED; MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; SYNTHETIC METHODS; METAL-CATALYZED;

NICKEL;

EID: 84906948457     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201405653     Document Type: Article

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