Chemoselective asymmetric n-allylic alkylation of indoles with morita-baylis-hillman carbonates

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 48, Issue 31, 2009, Pages 5737-5740

  Cui, Hai Lei ^a   Feng, Xin ^a   Peng, Jing ^a   Lei, Jie ^a   Jiang, Kun ^a   Chen, Ying Chun ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemoselectivity; Indoles; Morita Baylis Hillman carbonates; N allylic alkylation; Organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CHEMOSELECTIVITY; INDOLES; MORITA-BAYLIS-HILLMAN CARBONATES; N-ALLYLIC ALKYLATION; ORGANOCATALYSIS;

ALKYLATION; CARBONATES; CATALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROCARBONS; REACTION KINETICS;

RATE CONSTANTS;

CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CINCHONA ALKALOID; INDOLE DERIVATIVE;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYLATION; CARBONATES; CATALYSIS; CINCHONA ALKALOIDS; INDOLES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 70349783582     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200902093     Document Type: Article

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