Radical cleavage of a β-hydroxy azide: A reversal of regioselectivity in the oxidative fragmentation of hydroindoles

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 24, 2000, Pages 4723-4727

  Wipf, Peter ^a   Mareska, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydroxy azide; Keto nitrile; Regioselective oxidative fragmentation

Indexed keywords

AZIDE; BETA HYDROXY AZIDE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0034660572     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)00706-1     Document Type: Article

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