Transition metal-catalyzed alkyl-alkyl bond formation: Another dimension in cross-coupling chemistry

Science

Volumn 356, Issue 6334, 2017, Pages

  Choi, Junwon ^a   Fu, Gregory C ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENYL GROUP; ALKYL GROUP; ELECTROPHILE; NUCLEOPHILE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; TRANSITION ELEMENT;

ARRAY; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BONDING; CHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORGANIC COMPOUND; TRANSITION ELEMENT;

CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BOND; CROSS COUPLING REACTION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 85018502103     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf7230     Document Type: Review

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