Microwave-assisted flexible synthesis of 7-azaindoles

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 5538-5545

  Schirok, Hartmut ^a  

^a BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

7-AZAINDOLES; CYCLIZATION-DEHYDRATION; PENULTIMATE REACTION;

BIOCHEMISTRY; MICROWAVE HEATING; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

2,6 DICHLOROPYRIDINE; 7 AZAINDOLE; ALKALOID; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN; CRYPTOLEPINE; CRYPTOTACKIEINE; DOPAMINE; EPOXIDE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GONADORELIN; GROSSULARINE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; MELATONIN; MESCENGRICIN; NICOTINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR AGONIST; PROTEIN KINASE; PURINE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLO[2,3 B]PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; REBECCAMYCIN; STAUROSPORINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARIOLIN;

ANNULATION REACTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CATALYST; CRYPTOLEPIS; CYCLIZATION; DESICCATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HECK REACTION; LITHIATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; RING OPENING; SONOGASHIRA REACTION; STREPTOMYCES; SUZUKI REACTION; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

AZA COMPOUNDS; CYCLIZATION; DEHYDRATION; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; HEATING; INDOLES; MICROWAVES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 33746354976     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo060512h     Document Type: Article

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