Iridium-catalyzed selective synthesis of 4-substituted benzofurans and indoles via directed cyclodehydration

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 351, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 2850-2854

  Tsuchikama, Kyoji ^a   Hashimoto, Yu Ki ^a   Endo, Kohei ^a   Shibata, Takanori ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C C bond formation; C H functionalization; Heterocycles; Homogeneous catalysis; Iridium

Indexed keywords

EID: 72149096779     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200900570     Document Type: Article

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