Facile synthesis of azocino[4,3-b]indoles by ring-closing metathesis

Tetrahedron

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 861-866

  Bennasar, M Lluïsa ^a   Zulaica, Ester ^a   Solé, Daniel ^a   Alonso, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Indole; Indole alkaloids; Ring closing metathesis

Indexed keywords

ACROLEIN; ALKALOID; ALLYLAMINE; AMINE; APPARICIN; ERVATICINE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; LITHIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RING CLOSING METATHESIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33845436848     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2006.11.043     Document Type: Article

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