A facile synthesis of N,3-disubstituted indoles and 3-hydroxyl indolines via an intramolecular SNAr of fluorinated amino alcohols

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 50, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1529-1532

  Chen, Cheng yi ^a   Reamer, Robert A ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOALCOHOL; AROMATIC COMPOUND; EPOXIDE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FLUORINATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROWAVE COOKING; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; RING OPENING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 60249099147     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.01.049     Document Type: Article

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