Synthesis of indoles by intermolecular cyclization of unfunctionalized nitroarenes and alkynes, catalyzed by palladium-phenanthroline complexes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3748-3753

  Ragaini, Fabio ^a   Rapetti, Andrea ^a   Visentin, Elena ^a   Monzani, Michela ^a   Caselli, Alessandro ^a   Cenini, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3-ARYLINDOLES; ELECTRON-WITHDRAWING SUBSTITUENTS; ISOTOPE EFFECT; PALLADIUM-PHENANTHROLINE COMPLEXES;

COMPLEXATION; OLEFINS; PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS; STABILIZATION; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

ALKYNE; AROMATIC NITRO COMPOUND; BROMIDE; CHLORIDE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; ISOTOPE; PALLADIUM; PHENANTHROLINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CARBONYLATION; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYCLIZATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYNES; CATALYSIS; INDOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PALLADIUM; PHENANTHROLINES;

EID: 33646507094     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo060073m     Document Type: Article

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