Can simple enones be useful partners for the catalytic stereoselective alkylation of indoles?

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 7511-7518

  Bandini, Marco ^a   Fagioli, Matteo ^a   Garavelli, Marco ^a   Melloni, Alfonso ^a   Trigari, Valerio ^a   Umani Ronchi, Achille ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CATALYSIS; FRIEDEL-CRAFTS REACTION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

CATALYTIC SYSTEMS; CONJUGATE ADDITION;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; BETA INDOLYL KETONE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; LEWIS ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FRIEDEL CRAFTS REACTION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 6344249037     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0487202     Document Type: Article

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