Synthesis of enantiopure (S)-indolylglycine by organocatalyzed Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indole

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 1, 2008, Pages 180-185

  Wanner, Martin J ^a   Hauwert, Peter ^a   Schoemaker, Hans E ^b   De Gelder, René ^c   Van Maarseveen, Jan H ^a   Hiemstra, Henk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b DSM RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Chirality; Friedel Crafts reaction; Organocatalysis; Phosphoric acids; Sulfenamides

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049021525     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200700886     Document Type: Article

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