Synthesis of indoles: Selenium-catalyzed reductive N-heterocyclization of 2-nitrostyrenes with carbon monoxide

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 31, 1999, Pages 5717-5720

  Nishiyama, Yutaka ^a   Maema, Ryo ^a   Ohno, Kengou ^a   Hirose, Masaharu ^a   Sonoda, Noboru ^a  

^a KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; SELENIUM; STYRENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CYCLIZATION; REDUCTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033618383     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)01080-1     Document Type: Article

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