Enantioselective Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles with alkylidene malonates catalyzed by N,N′-dioxide-scandium(III) complexes: Asymmetric synthesis of β-carbolines

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2055-2058

  Liu, Yanling ^a   Shang, Deju ^a   Zhou, Xin ^a   Liu, Xiaohua ^a   Feng, Xiaoming ^a,b  

^a Sichuan University   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkylidene malonates; Asymmetric synthesis; Friedel Crafts alkylation; Indole derivatives; Scandium

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; AMIDES; AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; BROMINE; COMPLEXATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC ACIDS; SCANDIUM; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

ALKYLIDENE MALONATES; AMIDE MOIETIES; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CARBOLINES; CHIRAL ENVIRONMENTS; ENANTIOMERIC EXCESS; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; FRIEDEL-CRAFTS ALKYLATION; INDOLE DERIVATIVES; OPTIMAL REACTION CONDITIONS; REACTION PRODUCTS; TRIFLATE; X-RAY CRYSTAL STRUCTURES;

SCANDIUM COMPOUNDS;

INDOLE DERIVATIVE; MALONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SCANDIUM;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; STEREOISOMERISM; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ALKYLATION; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; INDOLES; MALONATES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SCANDIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 60749133070     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200802210     Document Type: Article

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