The azomethine ylide route to amine C-H functionalization: Redox-versions of classic reactions and a pathway to new transformations

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 317-328

  Seidel, Daniel ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE; AZO COMPOUND; AZOMETHINE; CARBON; HYDROGEN; THIOSEMICARBAZONE DERIVATIVE;

CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

AMINES; AZO COMPOUNDS; CARBON; HYDROGEN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; THIOSEMICARBAZONES;

EID: 84923083062     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar5003768     Document Type: Article

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