Transition metal-catalyzed isocyanide insertions Universiteit Antwerpen
Isocyanides are versatile compounds, and are used as powerful reagents in a plethora of chemical conversions. Their use in organic reactions such as the Nef-, Ugi- and Passerini reactions is well documented. More recently, the isoelectronic nature of isocyanides to CO has also allowed them to be inserted in metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions, opening up broader synthetic avenues towards nitrogen-containing products. Chapter 1 provides an ...