The direct arylation of allylic sp3 C-H bonds via organic and photoredox catalysis

Nature

Volumn 519, Issue 7541, 2015, Pages 74-77

  Cuthbertson, James D ^a   MacMillan, David W C ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; CARBENE; CARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; DRUG; HYDROGEN; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BONDING; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; HYDROCARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; REDOX CONDITIONS; TRANSFORMATION;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; ARYLATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; ELECTRON; MOLECULE; ORGANIC CATALYSIS; OXIDATION; PHARMACOPHORE; PHOTOREDOX CATALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN BOND; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; CARBON; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, SYNTHETIC; ELECTRONS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN BONDING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84924401904     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature14255     Document Type: Article

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