Synthesis of indoles: Efficient functionalisation of the 7-position

Synthesis

Volumn , Issue 20, 2006, Pages 3467-3477

  Charrier, Nicolas ^a   Demont, Emmanuel ^a   Dunsdon, Rachel ^a   Maile, Graham ^a   Naylor, Alan ^a   O'Brien, Alistair ^a   Redshaw, Sally ^a   Theobald, Pam ^a   Vesey, David ^a   Walter, Daryl ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 vinylanilines; Heck reaction; Indoles; Larock's cyclisation; Palladium

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AROMATISATION; FUNCTIONALISATION; HECK CYCLISATION STRATEGY; HECK REACTION; INDOLE CHEMISTRY; LAROCK'S CYCLISATION;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

4 BROMO 2,6 DIIODOANILINE; 5 BROMO 3 ETHYL 7 IODO 1H INDOLE; 5 BROMO 3 ETHYL 7 PHENYL 1H INDOLE; 5 BROMO 7 IODOINDOLE; 7 NITROINDOLE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; METHYL (3Z) 3 ETHYLIDENE 7 NITRO 2,3 DIHYDRO 1H INDOLE 5 CARBOXYLATE; METHYL 3 (BENZYLOXY) 4 NITROBENZOATE; METHYL 3 BROMO 5 NITRO 4 [(TRIFLUOROACETYL)AMINO]BENZOATE; METHYL 3 ETHYL 7 HYDROXY 1H INDOLE 5 CARBOXYLATE; METHYL 3 ETHYL 7 NITRO 1H INDOLE 5 CARBOXYLATE; METHYL 4 AMINO 3 (BENZYLOXY) 5 BROMOBENZOATE; METHYL 4 AMINO 3 (BENZYLOXY)BENZOATE; METHYL 4 AMINO 3 BROMO 5 NITROBENZOATE; METHYL 4 AMINO 3 IODO 5 NITROBENZOATE; METHYL 4 AMINO 3 NITRO 5 VINYLBENZOATE; METHYL 4 AMINO 3 NITROBENZOATE; METHYL 7 (BENZYLOXY) 3 ETHYL 1H INDOLE 5 CARBOXYLATE; METHYL 7 NITRO 2 PROPYL 1H INDOLE 5 CARBOXYLATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HECK REACTION;

EID: 33750598471     PISSN: 00397881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-950223     Document Type: Article

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