Efficient N-tert-butoxycarbonylation of indoles with di-tert-butyl dicarbonate catalyzed by cesium fluoride

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 2, 2008, Pages 294-296

  Inahashi, Nobuyuki ^a   Matsumiya, Ayako ^a   Sato, Tsuneo ^a  

^a KURASHIKI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND THE ARTS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Cesium fluoride; Di tert butyl dicarbonate; Indoles; Protecting groups

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; BUTYL 3 [3 (TERT BUTYLDIMETHYLSILANYLOXY)BUTYL]INDOLE 1 CARBOXYLATE; CESIUM; FLUORIDE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; TERT BUTYL 3 (3 HYDROXYBUTYL) INDOLE 1 CARBOXYLATE; TERT BUTYL 3 [2 ACETYLAMINO 2 (METHOXYCARBONYL)ETHYL]INDOLE 1 CARBOXYLATE; TERT BUTYL 3 FORMYLINDOLE 1 CARBOXYLATE; TERT BUTYL 7 METHYLINDOLE 1 CARBOXYLATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBONYLATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 38849194665     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000869     Document Type: Article

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