One-pot three-component catalytic synthesis of fully substituted pyrroles from readily available propargylic alcohols, 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and primary amines

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 35, 2007, Pages 9973-9981

  Cadierno, Victorio ^a   Gimeno, José ^a   Nebra, Noel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkynes; Annulation; Multicomponent reactions; Nitrogen heterocycles; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; AMINES; REACTION KINETICS; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALKYNES; CATALYTIC SYNTHESIS; PROPARGYLATION; PROPARGYLIC ALCOHOLS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; AMINE; MORPHINAN DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; MAGNETISM; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ALCOHOLS; AMINES; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ELECTRONS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETICS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MORPHINANS; PYRROLES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 37249029243     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200701132     Document Type: Article

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