A direct synthesis of 2-arylpropenoic acid esters having nitro groups in the aromatic ring: A short synthesis of (±)-coerulescine and (±)-horsfiline

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 43, Issue 50, 2002, Pages 9175-9178

  Selvakumar, N ^a   Azhagan, A Malar ^a   Srinivas, D ^a   Krishna, G Gopi ^a  

^a DR REDDY'S LABORATORIES LTD   (India)

Author keywords

1,3 dipolar cycloaddition; 2 arylpropenoic acid; Aldol condensation; Anti inflammatory agents; Aromatic nucleophilic substitution; Oxindole alkaloids

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; COERULESCINE; HORSFILINE; PHENYL GROUP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; DECARBOXYLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; MICHAEL ADDITION; STEREOISOMERISM; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0037049180     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(02)02267-0     Document Type: Article

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