Synthesis of 1,1-disubstituted tetrahydro-β-carbolines from 2-methyleneaziridines

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 49, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 3489-3491

  Mumford, Peter M ^a   Shiers, Jason J ^a   Tarver, Gary J ^b   Hayes, Jerome F ^c   Shipman, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aziridines; Nitrogen heterocycles; Pictet Spengler; Ring opening; Strained compounds

Indexed keywords

2 METHYLENEAZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; ALCOHOL; AZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; BORON TRIFLUORIDE; TRYPTOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIASTEREOISOMER; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RING OPENING;

EID: 42649105123     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.03.095     Document Type: Article

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