A general large scale synthesis of 2-alkyl-7-methoxyindoles

Heterocycles

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 951-960

  Chen, Bang Chi ^a   Hynes Jr , John ^a   Pandit, Chennagiri R ^a   Zhao, Rulin ^a   Skoumbourdis, Amanda P ^a   Wu, Hong ^a   Sundeen, Joseph E ^a   Leftheris, Katerina ^a  

^a BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

7 METHOXYINDOLE DERIVATIVE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; NITROALKANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; METHODOLOGY; REDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035336064     PISSN: 03855414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3987/COM-01-9162     Document Type: Article

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