Gold- and indium-catalyzed synthesis of 3- and 6-sulfonylindoles from ortho-alkynyl-N-sulfonylanilines

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 46, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2284-2287

  Nakamura, Itaru ^a   Yamagishi, Uichiro ^a   Song, Dschun ^a   Konta, Sayaka ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshinori ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyclization; Fused ring systems; Gold; Indium; Synthetic methods

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL BONDS; CYCLIZATION; GOLD; INDIUM; SULFONATION;

FUSED-RING SYSTEMS; SULFONYLATION; SYNTHETIC METHODS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

ANILINE DERIVATIVE; GOLD; INDIUM; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; SULFUR ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; GOLD; INDIUM; INDOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SULFUR ACIDS;

EID: 34250373793     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200604038     Document Type: Article

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