Conjugate addition of indoles to nitroalkenes promoted by basic alumina in solventless conditions

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 348, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 191-196

  Ballini, Roberto ^a   Clemente, Roberto Rabanedo ^a   Palmieri, Alessandro ^a   Petrini, Marino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basic alumina; Conjugate addition; Heterogeneous catalysis; Indoles; Nitroalkenes; Solventless reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 31544451284     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200505339     Document Type: Article

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