Enantioselective phase-transfer-catalyzed intramolecular Aza-Michael reaction: Effective route to pyrazino-indole compounds

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 3238-3241

  Bandini, Marco ^a   Eichholzer, Astrid ^a   Tragni, Michele ^a   Umani Ronchi, Achille ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Cyclization; Indoles; Michael addition; Phase transfer catalysis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; KETONES;

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; INDOLES; MICHAEL ADDITION; PHASE-TRANSFER CATALYSIS;

CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS;

INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PYRAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; INDOLES; PYRAZINES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 45549106383     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200705685     Document Type: Article

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