Synthesis of 7-cyano- and 7-acetamido-indoles via cyanocarbonation/hydrogenation of 7-formyl indole

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 44, Issue 30, 2003, Pages 5707-5710

  Kolis, Stanley P ^a   Clayton, Marcella T ^a   Grutsch, John L ^a   Faul, Margaret M ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; HYDROGENATION; REDUCTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0038505251     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(03)01322-4     Document Type: Article

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28. Alternative reducing agents were not examined to effect this chemistry.