Synthesis of fused 4,5-disubstituted indole ring systems by intramolecular friedel-crafts acylation of 4-substituted indoles

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2920-2923

  Fillion, Eric ^a   Dumas, Aaron M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLATION; CYCLIZATION; FRIEDEL-CRAFTS REACTION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

FRIEDEL-CRAFTS ACYLATION; INDOLE RING SYSTEMS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

INDANONE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; NATURAL PRODUCT; TETRALIN DERIVATIVE;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYCLIZATION; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FRIEDEL CRAFTS REACTION; KNOEVENAGEL CONDENSATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; VILSMEIER HAACK REACTION;

ACYLATION; CYCLIZATION; INDOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 41649097012     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo702591p     Document Type: Article

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