An expedient synthesis of pyrrole derivatives by reaction of lithiated methoxyallenes with imines

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1871-1874

  Amombo, Marlyse Okala ^a   Hausherr, Arndt ^a   Reissig, Hans Ulrich ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

2,5 dihydropyrrole; 3 methoxypyrrole; Allenyl amine; Imine; Methoxyallene; Pyrrolidin 3 one

Indexed keywords

ALLENE DERIVATIVE; IMINE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; ENANTIOMER; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0032714741     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-2966     Document Type: Article

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