(±)-2-Alkyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-3-carboxylic esters by a catalyst and pressure dependent tandem reduction-reductive amination reaction

Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1059-1064

  Bunce, Richard A ^a   Nago, Takahiro ^a   Sonobe, Nathan ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,2,3,4 TETRAHYDROQUINOLINE 3 CARBOXYLIC ESTER; 1,4 DIHYDROQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; BETA KETO ESTER DERIVATIVE; CARBON; ESTER DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; TETRAHYDROQUINOLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; HYDROGENATION; PRESSURE; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION;

EID: 36649012859     PISSN: 0022152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhet.5570440513     Document Type: Article

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