Nucleophilic substitution reaction in indole chemistry: A synthesis of novel 7β-substituted yohimbine and 4aα-substituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline derivatives

Heterocycles

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 989-994

  Yoshino, Katsumasa ^a   Yamada, Fumio ^a   Somei, Masanori ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

1 Hydroxyyohimbine; 7 Heteroarylyohimbine; Nucleophilic Substitution; Tetrahydro carboline

Indexed keywords

EID: 61349133611     PISSN: 03855414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3987/COM-08-S(N)57     Document Type: Article

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