Synthesis and reactivity of N-hydroxy-2-aminoindoles

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-162

  Belley, Michel ^a   Sauer, Effiette ^a   Beaudoin, Daniel ^a   Duspara, Petar ^a   Trimble, Laird A ^a   Dubé, Pascal ^a  

^a MERCK FROSST CENTRE FOR THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

(Ph3P)4Pd; Catalytic hydrogenation; N Hydroxy 2 aminoindole; Reductive cyclization; Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0)

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYLAMINE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; NITRILE;

ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ELECTRON; HYDROGENATION; REDUCTION;

EID: 28644447492     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.10.165     Document Type: Article

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