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Title: Recent Strategies in Nickel-Catalyzed C–H Bond Functionalization for Nitrogen-Containing Heterocycles
N-heterocycles are ubiquitous in natural products, pharmaceuticals, organic materials, and numerous functional molecules. Among the current synthetic approaches, transition metal-catalyzed C–H functionalization has gained considerable attention in recent years due to its advantages of simplicity, high atomic economy, and the ready availability of starting materials. In the field of N-heterocycle synthesis via C–H functionalization, nickel has been recognized as one of the most important catalysts. In this review, we will introduce nickel-catalyzed intramolecular and intermolecular pathways for N-heterocycle synthesis from 2008 to 2021.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2029932
PAR ID:
10426439
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Catalysts
Volume:
12
Issue:
10
ISSN:
2073-4344
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1163
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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