Two-step cyanomethylation protocol: Convenient access to functionalized aryl- and heteroarylacetonitriles

Organic Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 476-479

  Lindsay Scott, Peter J ^a   Clarke, Aimee ^a   Richardson, Jeffery ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; ACETONITRILE DERIVATIVE; BORONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ISOXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; SYNTHESIS;

ACETONITRILES; BORONIC ACIDS; CATALYSIS; ISOXAZOLES; MICROWAVES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PALLADIUM;

EID: 84922618278     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol503479g     Document Type: Article

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