Publications associées à Nickel-Catalyzed Direct Alkylation of Terminal Alkynes at Room Temperature: A Hemilabile Pincer Ligand Enhances Catalytic Activity

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American Chemical Society (ACS)2025

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MDPI2023

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The first chapter of this thesis describe the development of a general synthesis of ynimines, an under-exploited motif in organic chemistry. In the presence of an inexpensive copper catalyst and 2,2'-biquinoline, reaction of easily accessible O-acyloximes ...

EPFL2023

Complexation Strategies towards Challenging Group 9 Metal Cyclopentadienyl Scaffolds

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EPFL2023

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LIFE SCIENCE ALLIANCE LLC2023