Pd-catalyzed C3-selective allylation of indoles with allyl alcohols promoted by triethylborane

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 4592-4593

  Kimura, Masanari ^a   Futamata, Makoto ^a   Mukai, Ryutaro ^a   Tamaru, Yoshinao ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLYL ALCOHOL; BORANE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM; TRIETHYLBORANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIASTEREOISOMER; METAL BINDING; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BORANES; CATALYSIS; INDOLES; PALLADIUM; PROPANOLS;

EID: 16844383145     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0501161     Document Type: Article

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