An efficient total synthesis of 9-methoxycarbazole-3-carbaldehyde based on a novel methodology for the preparation of methoxyindoles

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 44, Issue 37, 2003, Pages 7071-7074

  Selvakumar, N ^a   Khera, Manoj Kumar ^a   Reddy, B Yadi ^a   Srinivas, D ^a   Azhagan, A Malar ^a   Iqbal, Javed ^a  

^a DR REDDY'S LABORATORIES LTD   (India)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; Decarboxylation; Metathesis; Nucleophilic catalysis; Rearrangement

Indexed keywords

9 METHOXYCARBAZOLE 3 CARBALDEHYDE; CARBAZOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; METHODOLOGY; RING CLOSING METATHESIS;

EID: 0042242576     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(03)01745-3     Document Type: Article

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