Asymmetric C2-C3 cyclopentannulation of the indole ring

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2096-2097

  Barluenga, José ^a   Tudela, Eva ^a   Ballesteros, Alfredo ^a   Tomás, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUNGSTEN;

ALKYNYL; CARBENE COMPLEXES; CYCLOPENTANNULATION; CYCLOPENTENONE; ENANTIOMERIC PURITY; INDOLE RINGS;

TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

(METHOXY)CARBENE; 1,6 DIMETHYL 1,2,3,4 TETRAHYDROPYRIDINE; 2 METHYLINDOLE; 2 METHYLINDOLINE; 2 PHENYLINDOLE DERIVATIVE; 8 PHENYLMENTHOL; ALKYNYL GROUP; ALKYNYL(ALKOXY)CARBENE; ALKYNYLCARBENE; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CARBENOID; CARBON; CYCLIC ALPHA METHYLENAMINE; CYCLOPENTA[B]PYRIDIN 7 ONES; DIMETHYL AMMONIUM SALT; DIMETHYLINDOLE; ELECTROPHILE; ENAMINE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; INDOLINONE; METHYL GROUP; OF 5 METHOXY 2 METHYLINDOLE; TETRAHYDROFURAN; TUNGSTEN ALKYNYL(METHOXY) CARBENE; TUNGSTEN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALKYNE; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOPENTENONE; INDOLINE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; TUNGSTEN;

ANNULATION REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONJUGATION; CYCLIZATION; CYCLOPENTANNULATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; MICHAEL ADDITION; PURIFICATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STIMULATION; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS; X RAY ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALKYNES; CYCLOPENTANES; INDOLES; PIPERIDINES; PYRIDINES; STEREOISOMERISM; TUNGSTEN;

EID: 67849105019     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja809919t     Document Type: Article

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