Cascade alkenyl amination/heck reaction promoted by a bifunctional palladium catalyst: A novel one-pot synthesis of indoles from o-haloanilines and alkenyl halides

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2276-2283

  Barluenga, José ^a   Fernández, M Alejandro ^a   Aznar, Fernando ^a   Valdés, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETONE; AMINATION; AMINES; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; OLEFINS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; OXIDATION; PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; PURIFICATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TOLUENE;

ENAMINES; HECT REACTION; INDOLES; NITROGEN HETEROCYCLES;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 17444414639     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200401274     Document Type: Article

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