Methods to synthesize alkylated pyridines are valuable because these structures are prevalent in pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. We have developed a distinct approach to construct 4‐alkylpyridines using dearomatized pyridylphosphonium ylide intermediates in a Wittig olefination‐rearomatization sequence. Pyridine
- Award ID(s):
- 1753087
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10324225
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Chemical Science
- Volume:
- 12
- Issue:
- 31
- ISSN:
- 2041-6520
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 10538 to 10543
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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