Conformationally constrained serotonin analogues: Stereoselective synthesis of trans -3-(2-aminocycloalkyl)indoles by aziridine ring opening

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 683-686

  Ezquerra, Jesús ^a   Pedregal, Concepción ^a   Lamas, Carlos ^a   Pastor, Alfredo ^b   Alvarez, Pilar ^b   Vaquero, Juan José ^b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOLE DERIVATIVE;

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

EID: 0030052741     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-4039(95)02242-2     Document Type: Article

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