2-(2-Haloalkenyl)-aryl halides as substrates for palladium-catalysed tandem C-N bond formation: Efficient synthesis of 1-substituted indoles

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 348, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 851-856

  Willis, Michael C ^a   Brace, Gareth N ^a   Findlay, Thomas J K ^a   Holmes, Ian P ^b  

^a University of Bath Claverton Down   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C N bond formation; Heterocycles; Homogeneous catalysis; Indoles; Palladium; Tandem reactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744799129     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200505484     Document Type: Article

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