Selective, efficient and functional group-tolerant CuOAc-mediated N-arylation of 1H-indoles and 9H-carbazole with aryl iodides under base-free and ligandless conditions

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2147-2151

  Bellina, Fabio ^a   Calandri, Chiara ^a   Cauteruccio, Silvia ^a   Rossi, Renzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

C N coupling; Carbazole; Copper; Indoles; Selectivity; Synthetic methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250683529     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200601084     Document Type: Article

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