Microwave-assisted one-pot preparation of tetrahydro-β-carboline hydrochlorides under solvent-free conditions

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 37, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 3933-3938

  Liu, Fei ^a   You, Qi Dong ^a  

^a CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Green chemistry; Microwave reaction; Pictet Spengler reaction; Tetrahydro carboline hydrochlorides

Indexed keywords

ACID; TRYPTAMINE; TRYPTOLINE; TRYPTOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; DRUG SYNTHESIS; MICROWAVE RADIATION; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; PICTET SPENGLER REACTION;

EID: 36348995870     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910701572555     Document Type: Article

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