Auto-tandem catalysis: Synthesis of substituted 11H-indolo [3,2-c]quinolines via palladium-catalyzed intermolecular C-N and intramolecular C-C bond formation

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 350, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 465-470

  Meyers, Caroline ^a   Rombouts, Geert ^a   Loones, Kristof T J ^a   Coelho, Alberto ^a   Maes, Bert U W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Amination; C H activation; Malaria; Palladium; Tandem catalysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 53849100355     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200700328     Document Type: Article

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