Novel 7- and 8-endo 2-indolylacyl radical cyclizations: Efficient construction of azepino-and azocinoindoles

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4562-4565

  Bennasar, M Lluïsa ^a   Roca, Tomàs ^a   García Díaz, Davinia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPARICINE; AZEPINO; AZOCINOINDOLES; MERSICARPINE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CYCLIZATION; ESTERS; OLEFINS; REGIOSELECTIVITY;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

2 INDOLYLACYL DERIVATIVE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; APPARCINE; AZEPINO[3,2 B]INDOLE DERIVATIVE; AZOCINO[4,3 B]INDOLE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; MERSICARPINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANNULATION REACTION; ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

AZEPINES; AZOCINES; CYCLIZATION; INDOLES;

EID: 34250198605     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo070322m     Document Type: Article

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