Asymmetric friedel-crafts reaction of 4,7-dihydroindoles with nitroolefins by chiral Brønsted acids under low catalyst loading

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 3351-3354

  Sheng, Yi Fei ^a,b   Li, Gong Qiang ^a   Kang, Qiang ^a   Zhang, An Jiang ^b   You, Shu Li ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b WENZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Chiral Br nsted acids; Conjugate addition; Enantioselectivity; Friedel crafts reaction

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CARBOLINE DERIVATIVES; CATALYST LOADINGS; CONJUGATE ADDITION; ENANTIOPURE; NITRO-OLEFINS; SUBSTITUTED INDOLES;

ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; DERIVATIVES; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; FRIEDEL-CRAFTS REACTION; PHOSPHORIC ACID;

ADDITION REACTIONS;

ALKENE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALKENES; CATALYSIS; INDOLES; PHOSPHORIC ACIDS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 63749088972     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200900033     Document Type: Article

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