Enantioselective gold-catalyzed allylic alkylation of indoles with ALcohols: An efficient route to functionalized tetrahydrocarbazoles

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 48, Issue 50, 2009, Pages 9533-9537

  Bandini, Marco ^a   Eichholzer, Astrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkylatlon; Asymmetric synthesis; Gold; Homogeneous catalysis; Indoles

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATLON; ALLYLIC ALCOHOL; ALLYLIC ALKYLATION; ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; DIRECT USE; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; FRIEDEL-CRAFTS ALKYLATION; FUNCTIONALIZED; GOLD COMPLEXES; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS;

ALKYLATION; CATALYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FRIEDEL-CRAFTS REACTION; GOLD; GOLD COMPOUNDS; HYDROCARBONS; REACTION KINETICS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 73249139260     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200904388     Document Type: Article

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