Fluorous synthesis of yuehchukene by α-lithiation of perfluoroalkyl-tagged 1-(arylsulfonyl)indole with mesityllithium

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 28, 2007, Pages 4635-4637

  Naka, Hiroshi ^a   Akagi, Yusuke ^a   Yamada, Kyoko ^a   Imahori, Tatsushi ^a   Kasahara, Takahiro ^a   Kondo, Yoshinori ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fluorous solid phase extraction; Fluorous tags; Indole alkaloids; Lithiation; Yuehchukene

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348850936     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200700525     Document Type: Article

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