Empowering a transition-metal-free coupling between alkyne and alkyl iodide with light in water

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Liu, Wenbo ^a   Li, Lu ^a   Li, Chao Jun ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYNE; IODIDE; TRANSITION ELEMENT; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DRUG; LIGHT INTENSITY; POLYMER; TRANSITION ELEMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GREEN CHEMISTRY; LIGHT; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; SOLVENT EFFECT; SONOGASHIRA REACTION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 84924233405     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7526     Document Type: Article

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