Intramolecular addition of benzylic radicals onto ketenimines. Synthesis of 2-alkylindoles

Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry

Volumn 1, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 4282-4292

  Alajarín, Mateo ^a   Vidal, Angel ^a   Ortín, María Mar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; ATOMS; DIMERIZATION; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALKYLINDOLES; AROMATIC RING; BENZYLIC RADICALS; INTRAMOLECULAR ADDITION; KETENIMINES; RADICAL-MEDIATED SYNTHESIS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0346780232     PISSN: 14770520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b310593h     Document Type: Article

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