Synthesis of 2-azaindolizines by using an iodine-mediated oxidative desulfurization promoted cyclization of N-2-pyridylmethyl thioamides and an investigation of their photophysical properties

Organic Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 5621-5624

  Shibahara, Fumitoshi ^a   Kitagawa, Asumi ^a   Yamaguchi, Eiji ^a   Murai, Toshiaki ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; INDOLIZINE DERIVATIVE; IODINE; METAL; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; SULFUR; THIOAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

AZA COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYCLIZATION; INDOLIZINES; IODINE; METALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PYRIDINES; SULFUR; THIOAMIDES;

EID: 33846011402     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0623623     Document Type: Article

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