Synthesis of carbazoles from ynamides by intramolecular dehydro Diels-Alder reactions

Organic Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2213-2216

  Martínez Esperón, María Fernanda ^a   Rodríguez, David ^a   Castedo, Luis ^a   Saá, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; CARBAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANNULATION REACTION; ARTICLE; DIELS ALDER REACTION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 20444488122     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol050609a     Document Type: Article

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