Efficient synthesis of N-prenylpyrroloindoline and N-prenylindole alkaloids based on a new four-reaction anionic domino process

Organic Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 4303-4306

  López Alvarado, Pilar ^a   Caballero, Esmeralda ^a   Avendaño, Carmen ^a   Menéndez, J Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANION; INDOLE ALKALOID;

ARTICLE; SYNTHESIS;

ANIONS; INDOLE ALKALOIDS;

EID: 33749003079     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol061631m     Document Type: Article

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