A direct phosphine-mediated synthesis of pyrroles from acid chlorides and α,β-unsaturated imines

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1369-1372

  Lu, Yingdong ^a   Arndtsen, Bruce A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; IMINE; LUKIANOL A; PHOSPHINE; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

CHLORIDES; CYCLIZATION; IMINES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOSPHINES; PYRAZOLES; PYRROLES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 64049086638     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol900185n     Document Type: Article

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