Regioselective synthesis of 4- and 7-alkoxyindoles from 2,3-dihalophenols: Application to the preparation of indole inhibitors of phospholipase A 2

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 5113-5118

  Sanz, Roberto ^a   Castroviejo, M Pilar ^a   Guilarte, Verónica ^a   Pérez, Antonio ^a   Fañanás, Francisco J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

7-ALKOXYINDOLES; ORTHO-METALATION; PHOSPHOLIPASE;

ACETIC ACID; AMINATION; CYCLIZATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; PHENOLS; REGIOSELECTIVITY;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

3 CHLOROANISOLE; ANISOLE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM COMPLEX; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARESPLADIB;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SONOGASHIRA REACTION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ALKANES; ALKYLATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ETHERS; INDOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXYGEN; PHENOLS; PHOSPHOLIPASES A; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 34447337739     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo070643y     Document Type: Article

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