Single and consecutive cyclization reactions of alkynyl carbene complexes and 8-azaheptafulvenes: direct access to poh cyclic pyrrole and indole derivatives

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 35, 2009, Pages 8800-8806

  Barluenga, José ^a   García Rodríguez, Jaime ^a   Suárez Sobrino, Ángel L ^a   Tomás, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbenes; Chromium; Cyclization; Heterocycles; Indole; Pyrrole

Indexed keywords

ALKYNYLS; CARBENE COMPLEXES; CARBENES; CYCLIZATION REACTIONS; CYCLOPENTANNULATION; DEGREE OF SUBSTITUTION; DIELS-ALDER REACTION; DIENOPHILES; DIRECT ACCESS; FISCHER CARBENE COMPLEX; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; HETEROCYCLES; HETEROCYCLIZATIONS; INDOLE; INDOLE DERIVATIVES; METAL CARBENES; ONE POT; PYRROLE; REGIO-SELECTIVE; RING CLOSURES; STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY;

CHROMIUM; ESTERS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

CYCLIZATION;

EID: 69749099906     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200901257     Document Type: Article

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