Stereospecific Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of Benzylic Ethers and Esters

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2344-2353

  Tollefson, Emily J ^a   Hanna, Luke E ^a   Jarvo, Elizabeth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BENZOTHIOPHENE; BINAP, 2-NAPHTHOL; CARBENE; ESTER; ETHER DERIVATIVE; FURAN; FURAN DERIVATIVE; METHANE; NAPHTHALENE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; NICKEL; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CATALYSIS; ESTERS; ETHERS; FURANS; METHANE; NAPHTHALENES; NICKEL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; STEREOISOMERISM; THIOPHENES;

EID: 84939478495     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.5b00223     Document Type: Article

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