Remarkable effect of N-substituent on enantioselective ruthenium-catalyzed propargylation of indoles with propargylic alcohols

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 5561-5564

  Matsuzawa, Hiroshi ^a   Kanao, Keiichiro ^a   Miyake, Yoshihiro ^a   Nishibayashi, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYNE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PROPANOL; PROPARGYL ALCOHOL; RUTHENIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALKYNES; CATALYSIS; INDOLES; PROPANOLS; RUTHENIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 38349176541     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol7025203     Document Type: Article

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