Expanding the [1,2]-aryl migration to the synthesis of substituted indoles

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 4231-4233

  Pei, Tao ^a   Chen, Cheng Yi ^a   Dormer, Peter G ^a   Davies, Ian W ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Anilines; Indoles; Rearrangement; Regioselectivity; Synthetic methods

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ORGANOMETALLICS;

ANILINES; INDOLES; REARRANGEMENT; REGIOSELECTIVITY; SYNTHETIC METHODS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

INDOLE DERIVATIVE; KETONE; PHENACYL CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS; TECHNIQUE;

INDOLES; KETONES; METHODS; OMEGA-CHLOROACETOPHENONE;

EID: 47049109962     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200705804     Document Type: Article

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