Indium triflate catalysed Ene and Friedel Crafts additions to α-imino esters: A one-pot synthesis of α-amino acid derivatives

Letters in Organic Chemistry

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 228-230

  Chauhan, Kamlesh K ^a   Hartley, Joseph P ^a   Krakowski, Matthew ^a   Frost, Christopher G ^a  

^a University of Bath Claverton Down   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Friedel Crafts; Imino ene; Indium; Lewis acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746136821     PISSN: 15701786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157017806775789921     Document Type: Article

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