Benzylic substitution of gramines with boronic acids and rhodium or iridium catalysts

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 961-964

  De La Herrán, Gabriela ^a   Segura, Amaya ^a   Csákÿ, Aurelio G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ALLYL COMPOUND; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; BORONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GRAMINE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; IRIDIUM; METHANE; RHODIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKALOIDS; ALLYL COMPOUNDS; BENZYL COMPOUNDS; BORONIC ACIDS; CATALYSIS; INDOLES; IRIDIUM; METHANE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RHODIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33947596218     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol063042m     Document Type: Article

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