Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts reaction of indoles with imines by an organic catalyst

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 25, 2006, Pages 8156-8157

  Wang, Yong Qiang ^a   Song, Jun ^a   Hong, Ran ^a   Li, Hongming ^a   Deng, Li ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CINCHONA ALKALOID; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; FRIEDEL CRAFTS REACTION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

CATALYSIS; CINCHONA ALKALOIDS; IMINES; INDOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33745672062     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja062700v     Document Type: Article

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