Synthesis of β- and γ-carbolines by the palladium/copper-catalyzed coupling and cyclization of terminal acetylenes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 7048-7056

  Zhang, Haiming ^a   Larock, Richard C ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THERMAL PROCESSES;

ACETYLENE; ALDEHYDES; CATALYSTS; COPPER; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ACETYLENE; ALDEHYDE; ALKYNYL GROUP; BETA CARBOLINE DERIVATIVE; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; COPPER; GAMMA CARBOLINE DERIVATIVE; IMINE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; IODINE DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; HEAT TREATMENT; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0037019960     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0258857     Document Type: Article

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