Directed ortho metalation-cross coupling route to indolo-4,5- quinodimethanes. Synthesis of benz[e]indoles

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 2453-2456

  Kinsman, Aaron C ^a   Snieckus, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOLE DERIVATIVE; INDOLO 4,5 QUINODIMETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033605818     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)00247-6     Document Type: Article

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