Bismuth trichloride-catalyzed C-alkylation of pyrroles with electron-deficient olefins

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1373-1382

  Zhan, Zhuang Ping ^a   Yu, Jing Liang ^a   Yang, Wen Zhen ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bismuth trichloride; Electron deficient olefins; Michael addition; Pyrroles

Indexed keywords

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; BISMUTH DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MICHAEL ADDITION; OLEFINATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645577858     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910500522074     Document Type: Article

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