Synthesis of a 7-azaindole by chichibabin cyclization: Reversible base-mediated dimerization of 3-picolines

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 9610-9618

  Ma, Yun ^a   Breslin, Sean ^a   Keresztes, Ivan ^a   Lobkovsky, Emil ^a   Collum, David B ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZAINDOLE; BENZONITRILE; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; IR AND NMR SPECTROSCOPIES; KEY INTERMEDIATES; LITHIUM DIISOPROPYLAMIDE; REACTION COORDINATES; REACTION MECHANISMS; SOLUTION STRUCTURES; STARTING MATERIALS;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CYCLIZATION; DIMERIZATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

CYCLIZATION; DIHYDROPYRIDINES; DIMERIZATION; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; INDOLES; KINETICS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PICOLINES; SOLVENTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED;

EID: 58049217579     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo801410s     Document Type: Article

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