Mild Synthesis of Polyfunctional Benzimidazoles and Indoles by the Reduction of Functionalized Nitroarenes with Phenylmagnesium Chloride

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 5323-5331

  Dohle, Wolfgang ^a   Staubitz, Anne ^a   Knochel, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Grignard reaction; Heterocycles; Magnesium nitrenoids; Nitrenes

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; HYDROGEN BONDS; REDUCTION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

AROMATIC NITRO COMPOUND; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CARBON; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; PHENYL GROUP; POLYFUNCTIONAL GROUP;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CYCLIZATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HYDROGEN BOND; ION EXCHANGE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; REDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

EID: 0344065558     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200305090     Document Type: Article

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