A palladium-catalyzed method for the preparation of indoles via the Fischer indole synthesis

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 121, Issue 44, 1999, Pages 10251-10263

  Wagaw, Seble ^a,b   Yang, Bryant H ^a,c   Buchwald, Stephen L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c BASF Bioresearch Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033544422     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja992077x     Document Type: Article

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