Practical methodologies for the synthesis of indoles

Chemical Reviews

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2875-2911

  Humphrey, Guy R ^a   Kuethe, Jeffrey T ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; HYDRAZINE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; REACTION KINETICS;

CYCLIZATION; HYDROAMINATION; HYDROFORMULATION; INDOLES;

PROTEINS;

INDOLE DERIVATIVE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CYCLIZATION; INDOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 33746864043     PISSN: 00092665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cr0505270     Document Type: Review

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