Convenient synthesis of bis(3-indolyl)-acetylene via Sonogashira coupling

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 829-837

  Roy, Sudipta ^a   Gribble, Gordon W ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

(indolyl)acetylenes; Iodoindoles; Pd catalyzed reaction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYSIS; DEPROTECTION REACTION; MELTING POINT; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SONOGASHIRA REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33847122073     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910601133631     Document Type: Article

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