One-pot multicomponent synthesis of indoles from 2-iodobenzoic acid

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 350-352

  Leogane, Olivier ^a   Lebel, Hélène ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heteroannulation; Indole; One pot process; Palladium; Rearrangement

Indexed keywords

HETEROANNULATION; INDOLES; ONE-POT PROCESS;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSIS; DERIVATIVES; NUCLEOPHILES; PALLADIUM; REGIOSELECTIVITY;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

2 IODOBENZOIC ACID; 2-IODOBENZOIC ACID; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; IODOBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; INDOLES; IODOBENZOATES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PALLADIUM;

EID: 38049001929     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200703671     Document Type: Article

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