A novel method for suppression of the abnormal Fischer indole synthesis

Tetrahedron

Volumn 53, Issue 26, 1997, Pages 8853-8870

  Szczepankiewicz, Bruce G ^a,b   Heathcock, Clayton H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOXAZINE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PRIANOSIN D; PYRROLO[1,2 A]QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0030835777     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(97)90396-3     Document Type: Article

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