Synthesis of 3-indolylpyrroles via base-mediated cycloaddition of TOSMIC with activated indole-2/3-vinylenes

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 531-543

  Balamurugan, Ramalingam ^a   Sureshbabu, Radhakrishnan ^a   Rajeshwaran, Ganesan Gobi ^a   Mohanakrishnan, Arasambattu K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

1,3 dipolar cycloaddition; Dictyodendrin; Indole 2 3 vinylenes; Indolyl vinyl ester; Indolylpyrroles

Indexed keywords

3 INDOLYLPYRROLE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE 2 VINYLENE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE 3 VINYLENE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; REAGENT; TOSYLMETHYLISOCYANIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BASE MEDIATED CYCLOADDITION; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CYCLIZATION; CYCLOADDITION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 61649126926     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910802406703     Document Type: Article

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