Synthesis of α-carbolines starting from 2,3-dichloropyridines and substituted anilines

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 350, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 2653-2660

  Hostyn, Steven ^a   Van Baelen, Gitte ^a   Lemière, Guy L F ^a   Maes, Bert U W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

carbolines; C H activation; Direct arylation; Malaria; Microwave heating; Palladium

Indexed keywords

EID: 56649114523     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200800077     Document Type: Article

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