Mild and efficient Michael addition of activated olefins to indoles using TBAB as a catalyst: Synthesis of 3-substituted indoles

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1784-1791

  Suresh Babu, K ^a   Rama Subba Rao, V ^a   Sunitha, P ^a   Sivaram Babu, S ^a   Madhusudana Rao, J ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICHAEL ADDITION; PURIFICATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 45749126599     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910801989600     Document Type: Article

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