Pd-catalyzed tandem C-N/C-C coupling of gem-dihalovinyl systems: A modular synthesis of 2-substituted indoles

Organic Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 3549-3552

  Fang, Yuan Qing ^a   Lautens, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 23944442185     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol051286l     Document Type: Article

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