Iodine-catalyzed highly effective pictet-spengler condensation: An efficient synthesis of tetrahydro-β-carbolines

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 38, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 4426-4433

  Prajapati, Dipak ^a,b   Gohain, Mukut ^a  

^a Medicinal Chemistry Division   (India)

^b Northeast Institute of Science and Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Molecular iodine; Pictet spengler condensations; Tetrahydro carbolines

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; CARBON; IODINE; TRYPTAMINE; TRYPTOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; PICTET SPENGLER REACTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 57349140361     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910802369547     Document Type: Article

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