Acid-free synthesis of carbazoles and carbazolequinones by intramolecular Pd-catalyzed, microwave-assisted oxidative biaryl coupling reactions efficient syntheses of murrayafoline A, 2-methoxy-3-methylcarbazole, and glycozolidine

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 27, 2009, Pages 4614-4621

  Sridharan, Vellaisamy ^a   Antonia Martin M ^a   Carlos Menendez J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biaryl coupling; C H activation; Heterocycles; Natural products; Qui ones

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349227133     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200900537     Document Type: Article

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