Generating carbyne equivalents with photoredox catalysis

Nature

Volumn 554, Issue 7690, 2018, Pages 86-91

  Wang, Zhaofeng ^a   Herraiz, Ana G ^a   Del Hoyo, Ana M ^a   Suero, Marcos G ^a  

^a BARCELONA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARBAN; DULOXETINE; FINGOLIMOD; IMATINIB; PACLITAXEL;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL BONDING; ELECTRON; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORGANIC COMPOUND; TRANSFORMATION;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; CARBOAMINATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLOPROPANATION; DIAZOMETHYLATION REACTION; ELECTROPHILICITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGEN BOND; METHYLATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHOTOREDOX CATALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADICOPHILICITY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRIFLUOROMETHYLATION;

EID: 85041480415     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature25185     Document Type: Article

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