Synthesis of enantiomerically pure 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carbolines and N-acyl-1-aryl ethylamines by rhodium-catalyzed hydrogenation

Chemistry - An Asian Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1104-1110

  Enthaler, Stephan ^a   Erre, Giulia ^a   Junge, Kathrin ^a   Addis, Daniele ^a   Kadyrov, Renat ^b   Beller, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asymmetric hydrogenation; Enamides; Homogeneous catalysis; Hydro carbolines; Phosphane ligands

Indexed keywords

CARBOLINE DERIVATIVE; ETHYLAMINE; LIGAND; RHODIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; HYDROGENATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

CARBOLINES; CATALYSIS; ETHYLAMINES; HYDROGENATION; LIGANDS; RHODIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 49149112782     PISSN: 18614728     EISSN: 1861471X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asia.200800111     Document Type: Article

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