Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts alkylations of indoles with nitroalkenes catalyzed by Zn(II)-bisoxazoline complexes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-80

  Jia, Yi Xia ^a   Zhu, Shuo Fei ^a   Yang, Yun ^a   Zhou, Qi Lin ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; FRIEDEL-CRAFTS REACTION; OLEFINS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ENANTIOSELECTIVITIES; LIGAND STRUCTURE; NITROALKENE SUBSTRATE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ALKENE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; LEWIS ACID; LIGAND; NITRO DERIVATIVE; OXAZOLINE DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; ZINC; ZINC COMPLEX;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; FRIEDEL CRAFTS REACTION; METAL BINDING; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 31144455178     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0516537     Document Type: Article

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