Copper-catalyzed C-C bond formation through C-H functionalization: Synthesis of multisubstituted indoles from N-aryl enaminones

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 48, Issue 43, 2009, Pages 8078-8081

  Bernini, Roberta ^b   Fabrizi, Giancarlo ^a   Sferrazza, Alessio ^a   Cacchi, Sandro ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

C C coupling; Copper; Heterogeneous catalysis; Indoles; Synthesis design

Indexed keywords

C-C BOND FORMATION; C-C COUPLING; C-H FUNCTIONALIZATION; ENAMINONES; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS; HIGH YIELD; INDOLES; PHENANTHROLINES; PRIMARY AMINES; SYNTHESIS DESIGN;

AMINES; COPPER;

CATALYSIS;

BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; COPPER; ENAMINE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; SYNTHESIS;

BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; COPPER; CYCLIZATION; IMIDAZOLES; INDOLES;

EID: 70349976206     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200902440     Document Type: Article

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