Efficient thiocyanation of indoles using para-toluene sulfonic acid

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 337-341

  Das, Biswanath ^a   Kumar, Avula Satya ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Ammonium thiocyanate; Indoles; Para toluene sulfonic acid; Regioselectivity; Thiocyanation

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUMTHIOCYANATE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PARA TOLUENE SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THIOCYANATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYANATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; THIOCYANATION;

EID: 73949155910     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910902883744     Document Type: Article

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