Preparation and 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of β-carboline azomethine ylides: A direct entry into C-1- and/or C-2-functionalized indolizino[8,7-b]indole derivatives

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2273-2282

  Poissonnet, Guillaume ^a   Théret Bettiol, Marie Hélène ^a   Dodd, Robert H ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOLE DERIVATIVE; INDOLIZINE DERIVATIVE; INDOLIZINO[8,7 B]INDOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0029926693     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo951520t     Document Type: Article

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