Phosphine-mediated coupling of gramines with aldehydes: A remarkably simple synthesis of 3-vinylindoles

Organic Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2003-2005

  Kam, Hung Low ^a   Magomedov, Nabi A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; GRAMINE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; TRIBUTYLPHOSPHINE; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; POLYMERIZATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 19544370894     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol050484+     Document Type: Article

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